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Mushington writes to Mitchell in concern of an affidavit presented to Mitchell regarding her father being "the Descedant of an Indian Woman and A White Man." Mushington, in need of her father's documentation for future court proceedings, ask if Mitchell could provide her with a certificate confirming her father's ancestry. The mayor has postponed decisions on her family's case until the documentation can be obtained, so she expresses this need is dire.
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[Letter] 30 January 1843, Charleston, SC [to] Respected Sir [John W. Mitchell] / Elizabeth Mushington
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Addressee: Mitchell, John W.
Creator: Mushington, Elizabeth
Host institution: South Carolina Historical Society, Charleston, SC.
Date Issued
1845-02-12
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English
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Mitchell Family Papers, 1754-1917
Mushington, . E. (1845). [Letter] 30 January 1843, Charleston, SC [to] Respected Sir [John W. Mitchell] / Elizabeth Mushington (1–). https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/mitchell-family-papers/letter-30-january-1843-charleston-sc-respected
Mushington, Elizabeth. [Letter] 30 January 1843, Charleston, SC [to] Respected Sir [John W. Mitchell] Elizabeth Mushington. 12 Feb. 1845, https://preserve.lehigh.edu/digital-special-collections/mitchell-family-papers/letter-30-january-1843-charleston-sc-respected.