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William Henry Thurber [enslaved] to Miss DeRosset
![William Henry Thurber [enslaved] to Miss DeRosset](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/e5e6dfedb2aa32e998b8e18409fbf552.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00214_0055_0048_Folder_55_1862_Scan_48.jpg")
Letter from slave (William Henry Thurber) reporting news about people and illnesses
William Henry Thurber [enslaved] to Miss DeRosset
![William Henry Thurber [enslaved] to Miss DeRosset](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/b0a90a6c7cb0b8c59c4df33f0e0720e8.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00214_0055_0047_Folder_55_1862_Scan_47.jpg")
Letter from slave (William Henry Thurber) reporting news about people and illnesses
Henry, Moses [enslaved] and Malica White [white neighbor] to William Pettigrew
![Henry, Moses [enslaved] and Malica White [white neighbor] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/158fd30be1d05f32b08f4f345156ab98.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0207_0091_Folder_207_1857__Scan_91.jpg")
Letter from slave (Moses, Henry, and Malica White) mentioning news on the farm, illness, purchases made
Moses and Henry [enslaved] to William Pettigrew
![Moses and Henry [enslaved] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7bad553ab224ff97e01db461f9cb0800.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0210_0036_Folder_210_1858__Scan_36.jpg")
Letter from slaves (Moses and Henry). Moses reported digging and asked master to send news and instructions (they hadn't received a letter for 4 weeks). Henry mentioned one slave who was still ill (not with measles).
Moses and Henry [enslaved] to William Pettigrew
![Moses and Henry [enslaved] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/b24c446adbc955c5a3d77c66f88c6858.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0210_0035_Folder_210_1858__Scan_35.jpg")
Letter from slaves (Moses and Henry). Moses reported digging and asked master to send news and instructions (they hadn't received a letter for 4 weeks). Henry mentioned one slave who was still ill (not with measles).
Moses and Henry [enslaved] to William Pettigrew
![Moses and Henry [enslaved] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/a9d2258a248a188df8ee19ab6f985613.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0210_0014_Folder_210_1858__Scan_14.jpg")
Letter from slaves (Moses and Henry) reporting progress on the farm. Wet and freezing weather delayed work. Henry mentioned measles were gone.
Moses and Henry [enslaved] to William Pettigrew
![Moses and Henry [enslaved] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/1c5905035248eb64de42eb40483e4983.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0209_0080_Folder_209_1858__Scan_80.jpg")
Letter from slaves (Moses and Henry). Moses asked advice from master about how to proceed, and Henry mentioned that most had recovered from the measles.
Moses and Henry [enslaved] to William Pettigrew
![Moses and Henry [enslaved] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/34628d5a70ede3efa94b26a508ba953f.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0209_0079_Folder_209_1858__Scan_79.jpg")
Letter from slaves (Moses and Henry). Moses asked advice from master about how to proceed, and Henry mentioned that most had recovered from the measles.
Malica White [white neighbor], Henry and Moses [enslaved] to William Pettigrew
![Malica White [white neighbor], Henry and Moses [enslaved] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/793901b4a9ad058709575c3e855b30f1.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0208_0081_Folder_208_1858__Scan_81.jpg")
Letter from slave (Moses and Henry) reporting progress on the farm. They broke ground, and Moses requested more plows. Outbreak of measles on nearby farm.
Malica White [white neighbor], Henry and Moses [enslaved] to William Pettigrew
![Malica White [white neighbor], Henry and Moses [enslaved] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/05269a4f81b9e9cb0ecb0385d842f699.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0208_0080_Folder_208_1858__Scan_80.jpg")
Letter from slave (Moses and Henry) reporting progress on the farm. They broke ground, and Moses requested more plows. Outbreak of measles on nearby farm.
Malica White [white neighbor], Henry and Moses [enslaved] to William Pettigrew
![Malica White [white neighbor], Henry and Moses [enslaved] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/f54182885e0d090803b356136a4f0597.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0208_0079_Folder_208_1858__Scan_79.jpg")
Letter from slave (Moses and Henry) reporting progress on the farm. They broke ground, and Moses requested more plows. Outbreak of measles on nearby farm.
Moses [enslaved] to William Pettigrew
![Moses [enslaved] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/50a595b347911a8c4cfe1404c82ba77c.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0204_0039_Folder_204_1857__Scan_39.jpg")
Letter to master from slave (Moses), sending news from the farm: ditches and canals being dug, some illness among the slaves
Henry [enslaved] to William Pettigrew
![Henry [enslaved] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/3d8d7fc903bda8dec29ae94df370a277.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0204_0048_Folder_204_1857__Scan_48.jpg")
Letter to master from slave (Henry) stating that the crops have failed and slave (Moses) and white neighbor (Malica White) sending news about digging a ditch on the farm, also some illness among the slaves
Henry [enslaved] to William Pettigrew
![Henry [enslaved] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/26e7ad7d403e6bb1f478c12828025ad3.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0204_0047_Folder_204_1857__Scan_47.jpg")
Letter to master from slave (Henry) stating that the crops have failed and slave (Moses) and white neighbor (Malica White) sending news about digging a ditch on the farm, also some illness among the slaves
Henry, Moses [enslaved], and Malica White [white neighbor] to William Pettigrew
![Henry, Moses [enslaved], and Malica White [white neighbor] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/10fe7f262c03a09dac7d0fb34b59a5e3.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0209_0091_Folder_209_1858__Scan_91.jpg")
Letter from slaves (Henry and Moses) to master. Henry reports getting back to work since measles have nearly passed, and Moses mentions timber being cut and shipped off.
Henry, Moses [enslaved], and Malica White [white neighbor] to William Pettigrew
![Henry, Moses [enslaved], and Malica White [white neighbor] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/b4c5124f2028904b4ea0a4a27132b3d2.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0209_0090_Folder_209_1858__Scan_90.jpg")
Letter from slaves (Henry and Moses) to master. Henry reports getting back to work since measles have nearly passed, and Moses mentions timber being cut and shipped off.
Henry and Moses [enslaved] to William Pettigrew
![Henry and Moses [enslaved] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/7797b19a35aca5faf5f74af68135f3c5.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0208_0099_Folder_208_1858__Scan_99.jpg")
Letter from slaves (Henry and Moses) reporting measles outbreak. There was question as to whether Moses could have brandy from Henry to treat people with the measles.
Henry and Moses [enslaved] to William Pettigrew
![Henry and Moses [enslaved] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/3b7e646d4b74e06d8e5e97afeef3c37d.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0208_0098_Folder_208_1858__Scan_98.jpg")
Letter from slaves (Henry and Moses) reporting measles outbreak. There was question as to whether Moses could have brandy from Henry to treat people with the measles.
Henry & Moses [enslaved] to William Pettigrew
![Henry & Moses [enslaved] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/fc54942303dcd4874b0e7e06770e545a.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0195_0024_Folder_195_1856__Scan_24.jpg")
Letter from slaves (Henry and Moses) to master reporting illness among slaves, the condition of the farm, and thanking master for castor oil
Henry & Moses [enslaved] to William Pettigrew
![Henry & Moses [enslaved] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/abbd249124a1da70de913a02ef31292e.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0195_0023_Folder_195_1856__Scan_23.jpg")
Letter from slaves (Henry and Moses) to master reporting illness among slaves, the condition of the farm, and thanking master for castor oil
Moses, Henry [enslaved] & John Craddock [white neighbor] to William Pettigrew
![Moses, Henry [enslaved] & John Craddock [white neighbor] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/5ecf5321070b7715a3df50d0d1469ac6.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0195_0004_Folder_195_1856__Scan_4.jpg")
Letter from slaves (Henry and Moses) to master reporting conditions on the farm, note added from ill slave asking for money to get treatment
Moses, Henry [enslaved] & John Craddock [white neighbor] to William Pettigrew
![Moses, Henry [enslaved] & John Craddock [white neighbor] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/4845d14322a992b45fed71a770942be4.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0195_0003_Folder_195_1856__Scan_3.jpg")
Letter from slaves (Henry and Moses) to master reporting conditions on the farm, note added from ill slave asking for money to get treatment
Moses, Henry [enslaved] & John Craddock [white neighbor] to William Pettigrew
![Moses, Henry [enslaved] & John Craddock [white neighbor] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/cafd319d9b8203711eba63e266401c45.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0195_0002_Folder_195_1856__Scan_2.jpg")
Letter from slaves (Henry and Moses) to master reporting conditions on the farm, note added from ill slave asking for money to get treatment
Moses, Henry [enslaved] & John Craddock [white neighbor] to William Pettigrew
![Moses, Henry [enslaved] & John Craddock [white neighbor] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/00d8f4dbd85e3f6e54b8773e4e6f3a38.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0195_0001_Folder_195_1856__Scan_1.jpg")
Letter from slaves (Henry and Moses) to master reporting conditions on the farm, note added from ill slave asking for money to get treatment
Henry, Moses [enslaved] & Malica White [white neighbor] to William Pettigrew
![Henry, Moses [enslaved] & Malica White [white neighbor] to William Pettigrew](https://exhibits.lib.unc.edu/files/square_thumbnails/9f6e64d6bd78970a81f86f9aac362c1f.jpg "http://gis.unc.edu/instruction/May17_Images/00592_0204_0083_Folder_204_1857__Scan_83.jpg")
Letter from slaves (Henry and Moses) telling of illness among slaves