Letter acknowledging receipt of Virginia, enslaved girl
Johnson Hellen. n.d. “Letter Acknowledging Receipt of Virginia, Enslaved Girl.”, WashU & Slavery, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/washu-slavery/item/45291
- Title
- English Letter acknowledging receipt of Virginia, enslaved girl
- Description
- English Letter from Johnson Hellen, enslaver, to William Greenleaf Eliot, which included a stipulation for Virginia’s freedom from enslavement at age twenty-five. Additional note by Eliot states Virginia was emancipated and married William Parks, handyman. Johnson Hellen was from Washington City.
- Format
- en handwritten on paper
- Creator
- Johnson Hellen
- Identifier
- en WUA-03-wua00068
Linked resources
Johnson Hellen. n.d. “Letter Acknowledging Receipt of Virginia, Enslaved Girl.”, WashU & Slavery, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/washu-slavery/item/45291