- Written by
- Unidentified Woman or Women
- Subject of
- Carter, Amanda Carey, American, 1909 - 2007
- Owned by
- Carter, Amanda Carey, American, 1909 - 2007
- Date
- August 28, 1972
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 3 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. (9.2 x 16.5 cm)
- Description
- An envelope (a) with enclosed letter (b) sent to midwife Amanda Carey Carter from an expectant mother regarding Carter potentially attending a birth at the woman's home. The letter is handwritten in blue ink on a single sheet of white paper, folded to form two joined pages. At top right of the first page is the date [Aug 24, 1972] and the letter begins [Dear Mrs. Carter, / Yes, Mrs. Fisk phoned me and told / me about your being able to get / up here for my delivery if its after / the 18th.]. The letter continues to provide directions and instructions for Carter's trip to the woman's home. The letter is in a standard white envelope, addressed to [Mrs. Amanda Carter] in Farmville, Virginia with a return address for in Crozet, Virginia. The postmark is dated August 28, 1972 in Crozet.
- Place used
- Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Fannie Mae Carter Silver
- Object number
- 2011.75.15.3ab
- Restrictions & Rights
- Unknown - Restrictions Possible
- Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




