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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC04501.075 |
| From Archive Folder | Archive of Confederate general & family re: plantation and slaves |
| Title | Hart Gibson to his sister, Sarah Gibson, regarding his schooling, family and the presidency |
| Date | 30 December 1855 |
| Author | Gibson, Hart (fl. 1855-1858) |
| Recipient | Gibson, Sarah |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | The first letter is written by Hart Gibson. He informs his sister of his progress in school. He writes about the family and his displeasure with President elect Polk. He also reports that Miss. Webster, Toby and Claude's old teacher, has been convicted of helping slaves to escape and was sent to prison. Writes "You recollect the young lady Claudy and Toby went to school to last sumer and (Miss Webster) she has been tried by the Court for carrying off negroes to the free States found guilty and sentenced to the Penitentiary for two years Some of the people tried to get the Governor to pardon her but he would not as much as read the petition." A second letter written to Sarah Gibson by her mother is included on the same sheet of paper. Here she discusses the death of her cousin, Sophia Breckinridge. |
| Subjects | Children and Family Education President Politics Government and Civics Election African American History Runaway Slave Fugitive Slave Act Slavery Abolition Prisoner Petition Pardon Death Woman Author Women's History |
| People | Gibson, Hart (fl. 1855-1858) Humphreys, Sarah Gibson (fl. 1848-1858) |
| Place written | Lexington, Kentucky |
| Theme | Children & Family; Government & Politics; Education; The Presidency; African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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