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Item Information
Title
Ellis Davis [enslaved] to Mistress Anna
Subject
Nurse (Mammy) to other
Description
Letter from slave (Ellis Davis) to white woman, reporting news about people and Augusta. Ends with, I am still your old mam[m]y affectionately, Ellin Davis.
Creator
Ellin Davis, former mammy (Nurse)
Source
Stephen D. Heard papers, 1758-1889 (bulk 1840-1874) [manuscript].
Date
22 October 1865
Identifier
01478_0189_0033
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