Susan

Title
Susan
Description
A child enslaved by the Lacy family
birthday
c. 1853
Relation
Second page of a letter from Mary Lacy to her stepdaughter Elizabeth "Bess" DeweyMary Lacy Letter, December 12 1858, Page 2
Reverend Drury Lacy was fifty-three years old when he was elected president of Davidson College in 1855Lacy, Drury
Biographical Text
A child enslaved by the Lacy family. She is mentioned in Mary Lacy's December 12, 1858 letter, at which point she would have been around 5 years old. In the letter, Mary Lacy mentions that in a year, she believes Susan will be "large enough to do without hiring".
Item sets
Named Black Individuals, 19th Century

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