1863-09-15, Milly, Life Event (Death)

Title: 1863-09-15, Milly, Life Event (Death)
Description: In a letter to his wife Anna, white enslaver and University of Virginia Rector Thomas Lewis Preston wrote he was making provisions for Milly's funeral "and will have it performed properly." He continues, stating "Our servants are human beings & deserve the rights of Christian sepulcher." This letter, dated September 15, 1863, is in the Davis-Preston-Saunders Papers.
Event Type: Life event: Death
Action Status: Completed
Date: 1863-09-15
Source: Davis-Preston-Saunders Papers, 1840-1930, MSS 4951, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia
Primary Participant: Milly
Freedom Status: Enslaved
Enslaver: Thomas Lewis Preston
Related Event: 1863-09-17, Milly, Life Event (Burial); 1865-03-08, Milly, Mention

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