Thomas Bennehan Letter, October 22, 1846

Thomas Bennehan Letter, October 22, 1846

Antebellum Plantation Life

Thomas has returned to N.C. from Philadelphia where the Cameron's have taken Mildred for medical attention, and he writes back to the Camerons that their Doctor Haywood in Raleigh is concerned his care was perceived as unprofessional. Thomas describes the health of family and crops, as well as sickly slaves and a sick overseer by the name of Laws. Thomas' perspective on the institution of slavery and "gratitude" of slaves is shared. Finally, he discusses an order of carpet that he made but was not received, presumably due to the bad state of postal services by land compared to water.

Thomas Bennehan

Cameron Family Papers, 1757-1978

Photographed, transcribed, tagged, and shared in this Omeka Collection by Dr. Kevin Oliver, North Carolina State University College of Education

October 22, 1846

As noted in the source collection, “copyright is retained by the authors of items in these papers, or their descendants, as stipulated by United States copyright law.”

The Southern Historical Collection at the Louis Round Wilson Special Collections Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Personal correspondence, letter

series: 1.3.3, box: 42, folder: 995

United States: North Carolina (Fish Camp; Raleigh; Stagville); Pennsylvania (Philadelphia); Virginia (Petersburg)

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