Dead Letter

Sargry Brown was a slave in Virginia. She became impatient when her husband Mores did not answer the letters she wrote to him and sent him this missive on Oct. 27, 1840

Dear Husband –
this is the third letter that I have written to you, and have not received any from you; and dont no the reason that I have not received any from you. I think very hard of it. the trader has been here three times to Look at me. I wish that you would try to see if you can get any one to buy me up there. if you don’t come down here this Sunday, perhaps you wont see me any more. Give my love to them all, and tell them all that perhaps I shan’t see you any more. Give my love to your mother in particular, and to mamy wines, and to aunt betsy, and all the children; tell Jane and Mother they must come down a fortnight before christmas. I wish to see you all, but I expect I never shall see you all — never no more.
I remain your Dear and affectionate Wife,
Sargry Brown

Sadly this letter was discovered sometime later in the dead letter office in Washington, D.C.

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