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Letter containing news of Nat Turner's rebellion
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Letter containing news of Nat Turner's rebellion

Eleanor Wayland Weaver, American, 1773 - 1855 · January 6, 1832

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National Museum of African American History and Culture

A letter from Eleanor Wayland Weaver in Madison County, Virginia, to her daughter Theodosia and son-in-law Jacob in Lewisburg, Ohio, sent January 6, 1832. The letter discusses Nat Turner's rebellion, writing:

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