Letter to "my dear sister," probably Elizabeth DuBose in Alabama, from her sister, Sarah Williams, in Society Hill, South Carolina.
The letter describes the murder of their mother, Elizabeth Boykin Witherspoon, who was killed in her bed on September 16, 1861. Four enslaved people - William, Rhoda, Romeo, and Sylvia - were arrested and hanged for the crime. According to the letter, they planned the attack to avoid punishment afte...
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Alabama Department of Archives and History
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| Online Access: | http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/voices/id/14090 |