ARCHIVAL MATERIALS : CAMPBELL FAMILY COLLECTION

Object Name: letter
Maker: Winston, Lucy Ann (Primary maker)
Winston, Lucy Ann (maker)
Date Made: 1930s (likely date transcribed); 28/12/1841 (original letter written)
1930s
28/12/1841
Description: Typewritten transcription of letter dated 28 December 1841 from Lucy Kyle to Robert Campbell. Lucy writes to her son in law about problems with the marriage of daughter Eleanor to Walter Otey, a slave trader, and her desire to emancipate enslaved persons held by her family. This transcription was most likely made in 1930's, in preparation for court proceedings to identify claimants to Hazlett Kyle Campbell's estate.
Catalogue Number: OMAFP.2002.6.578
Notes: National Museums NI, Bill McFarlane Bequest

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