Circular letter to David May from Stuart Burns

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Title

Circular letter to David May from Stuart Burns

Subject

African Americans, Freedmen's Bureau, race relations

Description

The freedmen of Petersburg chose a man named David May to represent them to the Freedmen's Bureau "to adjudicate in all claims, or cases of difficulty arising between Whites and Freedmen, or between Negroes themselves."

Source

John Hart, Collection of Confederate Letters and Receipts, 1860-1868. Acc. 20234, Personal Papers Collection, Library of Virginia

Date

November 6, 1865

Contributor

Library of Virginia

Rights

CC BY-SA

Format

JPG

Type

Printed form and manuscript

Identifier

14_0499_011 Letter 1865 Nov

Coverage

Petersburg, Virginia

Citation

“Circular letter to David May from Stuart Burns,” Remaking Virginia: Transformation Through Emancipation, accessed November 17, 2024, https://virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/510.