Kudjo Holms ALS to William Redwood, November 20, 1773
African American History Collection, 1729-1966 (bulk 1781-1865) [Box 1, Folder 14a]
Newport Rhode Island November 20/1773 Master Redwood I your old servant make bold To send these lines to you to lett you know I have Been very poorly as to my health ever since you was hear and Cato has been ill with the pluresey but has got better master forgot to tell Coggeshall about meat for me and he dont let me have any Nabby is well and we Remember our love to master and all our young masters and young mistrises I should be Glad master would please to write word to some body about me for nessesarys for me if hanah was not very kind to me I must have sufferd for I was not able to work to get any thing all at present from your servant Kudjo Holms - I desire to be Remembers to Mintus my fellow servant
About this Item
- Series
- African American History Collection, 1729-1966 (bulk 1781-1865) [Box 1, Folder 14a]
- Title
- Kudjo Holms ALS to William Redwood, November 20, 1773
- Writer
- Holms, Kudjo
- Type
- letter
- Recipient
- Redwood, William
- Canvas
- Image 1
- Publication
- Newport, Rhode Island
- 1773 November 20
- Method and Signature Status
- autograph manuscript signed
- Notes
- Letter to a former master, requesting assistance: "Master Redwood I your old Servant make bold to send these lines to you to lett you know I have been Very poorly as to my health ever since you was hear and Cato has been ill ... I should be glad master would please to write word to some body about me for Necessarys for me."
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- African American and African Diaspora Collection, 1729-1966 (bulk 1781-1865)
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https://name.umdl.umich.edu/africanamer.0001.14a
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"Kudjo Holms ALS to William Redwood, November 20, 1773." In the digital collection African American and African Diaspora Collection, 1729-1966 (bulk 1781-1865). https://name.umdl.umich.edu/africanamer.0001.14a. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 8, 2025.