Emma Colt wrote this letter in 1864 describing the atrocities she experienced during the Civil War.
About Emma Colt
Colt had been enslaved by W.W. Hall. In 1864 she was in Norfolk, Virgina and no longer enslaved.
Transcription
Norfolk VA 1864
Norfolk is a Dole place three yars ago i was dassnt to say that I was free but thank God I can say so now the man I lived with is named WW hall he says that Wel belong to him in hell and he says that he wishes that yankees Was at the Devel When i came a way i Diden no my abc he had sould my brothers and sisters and would have sould me and mother and father if he coud for he had us paced upsen to richmond to sell. He sead that the yankees had horns and thay [erly?] was be hind them and thay had but one and thay usto me call me very bad they usto beat me this man was a negro byer he says before meny years he will be Doin the same bisniss he ses that the rebels will beher in may thank Lord that yankees came mond he was goin to send us to richmond the next monday that yankees came satday night he carad my brother a way he sad that you al black that youall had for legs like a hors and had one eye before and one behind and a horn on each side
Emma Colt
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