Civil War Governors of Kentucky · Civil War Governors of Kentucky

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Nelson County, Kentucky, resident and laundress. Washwoman for Paul Garras in New Haven in 1860. Tutored in sewing by Charlotte VanderEspt in 1861. Enslaved by John "Jack" Dawson in New Haven, Kentucky.

Details

Sex: Female
Race: Black

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Nelson County, District 2, p. 129B.

KYR-0001-004-0014.

Citation

[Unknown], Cirilla. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32214827 (November 12, 2026).

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The people, organizations, and places listed below appear in the same documents as Cirilla [Unknown] (Nelson County, KY, washwoman & enslaved in New Haven). They are sorted by the number of documents they share.

Documents (5)

Correspondence
Charles J. Vander Espt to Beriah Magoffin
1862-07-29
Legal/Financial
Charles J. VanderEspt, Affidavit
1863-09-08
Legal/Financial
Charles P. VanderEspt, Affidavit
1863-09-21
Petition
J. Henin and Charles Dupré to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-09-07
Correspondence
Jeff Brown to Thomas E. Bramlette
1863-10-07

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