Skip to main content
UNC Libraries

Henry and Moses [enslaved] to William Pettigrew

Henry and Moses [enslaved] to William Pettigrew

Item Information

Title

Henry and Moses [enslaved] to William Pettigrew

Subject

Slave to Owner

Description

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.

Creator

Henry and Moses

Source

Pettigrew family papers, 1685-circa 1939.
592

Date

30 January 1858

Identifier

00592_0208_0098
81