Circular letter to David May from Stuart Burns
Dublin Core
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 April 16, 2024, https://www.virginiamemory.com/online-exhibitions/items/show/510.