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Eliza
Birth: unknown
Death: unknown
RelationshipsChildren, John
, William
, Benjamin
, Mary
Biography
Eliza was a slave who was the subject of a letter between Charlotte Platt Underwood, and Auburn woman who worked with Abolitionist movements and the Underground Railroad, and FMS (18630000CPUNDERWOOD_FMS)
The letter discusses her plight, and her desire for freedom.
Mrs Underwood writes:
"Eliza says she was brought up in the District of Columbia, & when her master found out that the District was to be free, he took all if his slaves to Calvert Co. She was not a Virginian, & was mistaken. Her master's name was Belt..."
she further goes on to write: "Her children are in Baltimore in the possession of this Capt – Griffin, whose & he will not give them up till she pays him the $100"
The emancipation records of "Chas R. Belt" list "Eliza & her Children. John, William, Benjamin & Mary –" as human-property to be emancipated.
Letter References
Letter from Charlotte Platt Underwood to Frances Miller Seward, October 13, 1863
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, October 13, 1863
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Biography: Eliza was a slave who was the subject of a letter between Charlotte Platt Underwood, and Auburn woman who worked with Abolitionist movements and the Underground Railroad, and FMS (18630000CPUNDERWOOD_FMS)
The letter discusses her plight, and her desire for freedom.
Mrs Underwood writes:
"Eliza says she was brought up in the District of Columbia, & when her master found out that the District was to be free, he took all if his slaves to Calvert Co. She was not a Virginian, & was mistaken. Her master's name was Belt..."
she further goes on to write: "Her children are in Baltimore in the possession of this Capt – Griffin, whose & he will not give them up till she pays him the $100"
The emancipation records of "Chas R. Belt" list "Eliza & her Children. John, William, Benjamin & Mary –" as human-property to be emancipated.Citation Type: WebsiteCitation URL: http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=IWn39&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=SlaveEmancRcdsDC&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Charles%20R&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Belt&gsln_x=0&MSAV=1&MSV=0&uidh=if4&pcat=36&fh=0&h=8820&recoff=7%2Title of Webpage: Ancestry: Chas R Belt in the Washington, D.C., Slave Emancipation Records, 1851-1863 Website Viewing Date: Monday, July 3, 2017 - 10:30Website's Last Modified Date: Monday, July 3, 2017 - 10:30
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Children, John
, William
, Benjamin
, Mary
, John
, William
, Benjamin
, Mary
Biography
Eliza was a slave who was the subject of a letter between Charlotte Platt Underwood, and Auburn woman who worked with Abolitionist movements and the Underground Railroad, and FMS (18630000CPUNDERWOOD_FMS) The letter discusses her plight, and her desire for freedom. Mrs Underwood writes: "Eliza says she was brought up in the District of Columbia, & when her master found out that the District was to be free, he took all if his slaves to Calvert Co. She was not a Virginian, & was mistaken. Her master's name was Belt..." she further goes on to write: "Her children are in Baltimore in the possession of this Capt – Griffin, whose & he will not give them up till she pays him the $100" The emancipation records of "Chas R. Belt" list "Eliza & her Children. John, William, Benjamin & Mary –" as human-property to be emancipated.
Letter from Charlotte Platt Underwood to Frances Miller Seward, October 13, 1863
Letter from Frances Miller Seward to Anna Wharton Seward, October 13, 1863
Citations
Biography and Citation Information:
Biography:
Eliza was a slave who was the subject of a letter between Charlotte Platt Underwood, and Auburn woman who worked with Abolitionist movements and the Underground Railroad, and FMS (18630000CPUNDERWOOD_FMS)
The letter discusses her plight, and her desire for freedom.
Mrs Underwood writes:
"Eliza says she was brought up in the District of Columbia, & when her master found out that the District was to be free, he took all if his slaves to Calvert Co. She was not a Virginian, & was mistaken. Her master's name was Belt..."
she further goes on to write: "Her children are in Baltimore in the possession of this Capt – Griffin, whose & he will not give them up till she pays him the $100"
The emancipation records of "Chas R. Belt" list "Eliza & her Children. John, William, Benjamin & Mary –" as human-property to be emancipated.
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http://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?_phsrc=IWn39&_phstart=successSource&usePUBJs=true&indiv=1&db=SlaveEmancRcdsDC&gss=angs-d&new=1&rank=1&msT=1&gsfn=Charles%20R&gsfn_x=0&gsln=Belt&gsln_x=0&MSAV=1&MSV=0&uidh=if4&pcat=36&fh=0&h=8820&recoff=7%2
Title of Webpage:
Ancestry: Chas R Belt in the Washington, D.C., Slave Emancipation Records, 1851-1863
Website Viewing Date:
Monday, July 3, 2017 - 10:30
Website's Last Modified Date:
Monday, July 3, 2017 - 10:30
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