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Abbey Heilmann replied to Abbey Heilmann's discussion 'Tony, Old Tony, Anthony' in the group Analyzing the letters

Thanks Megan!

April 29

Megan Justice replied to Abbey Heilmann's discussion 'Tony, Old Tony, Anthony' in the group Analyzing the letters

I was wondering about that sequence of events as well. I forget which letter exactly that talked about the fight, but you might want to check out the letters I summarized in my section because there's one in there that might help!

April 29

Abbey Heilmann added a discussion to the group Analyzing the letters

Tony

Abbey Heilmann Plantation Letters Memo My story takes place on Paul Cameron’s Alabama plantation in the year 1847 and focuses on Tony’s experiences on the plantation. He is a slave who has been physically and emotionally beaten down by slavery and w…

April 28

Abbey Heilmann replied to Abbey Heilmann's discussion 'Tony, Old Tony, Anthony' in the group Analyzing the letters

My thoughts are that Milton needed clothes either to sell or to take with him since he'd planned on escaping to NC. Atleast, this is the angle that I'm using. I thought of writing a story from the viewpoint of Milton stealing and then one from Tony…

April 19

Rachel Palmer replied to Abbey Heilmann's discussion 'Tony, Old Tony, Anthony' in the group Analyzing the letters

My guess is Anthony is the one in the fight, but not sure either. It s strange that CL handcuffed them over the fight though. He didn't admit anyway to being very strict. He said in one letter that he didn't whip Mlton when he got back, but did late…

April 19

Abbey Heilmann added a discussion to the group Analyzing the letters

Tony, Old Tony, Anthony

I've decided to focus on Tony through the lens of Tony's fighting with Milton over stolen clothes. I did a little digging in order to have a better idea of who Tony was. I also wanted to get a feel of what the slave cabins were like (was it easy to…

April 19

Abbey Heilmann replied to Rachel Palmer's discussion 'Charles Lewellyn' in the group Analyzing the letters

12/7/1844 letter from P. Cameron to Duncan Cameron describes Lewellyn, claiming he was an overseer on a plantation in VA. Hope this helps :)

April 19

Abbey Heilmann added a discussion to the group Analyzing the letters

Crime (Mostly runaway slaves; burning of warehouses; and murder!)

I wanted to focus on crime, which brought me to a great deal of information about Milton, which Megan J. knows all about! I'd like to do some more research to find out about the cotton warehouse burnings and the murder of Major Read. Please let me k…

April 15

Abbey Heilmann replied to John Lee's discussion 'Letters being read' in the group Analyzing the letters

I would like to focus on crime, including runaway slaves. Lewellyn, 1847-02-27 Lewellyn, 1847-12-05 Linall, 1847-12-31 Lewellyn, 1845-05-11 Lewellyn, 1847, 01-08 Wade, 1847-02-05 Lewellyn, 1847-02-09 Lewellyn, 1847-03-23 Jones, 1847-04-08 Abbey

April 1

Abbey Heilmann joined John Lee's group

Analyzing the letters

Find here analysis of the letters focused on the people mentioned in the letters and the conditions of their lives. This group work was completed by students in ECI 727A Digital history and Social Studies, Spring semester 2009 at NC State

April 1

Abbey Heilmann is now a member of Plantation Letters

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April 1