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1850 letter, Indiana woman sees Kentucky slavery

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1850 letter, Indiana woman sees Kentucky slavery

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Heading: (African-American 1850)
Author:
Title: Indiana woman in Kentucky sees slaves for the first time, 1850 letter
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Date Published: 1850
Description:

Laura M.[organ] Autograph Letter Signed. Payne's Landing [Kentucky], June 14, 1850. 3pp.+address leaf. To her fiancé, Ezra G.[uard] Hayes, Indianapolis, Indiana.

"...for the first time in my life I saw slaves at work - poor black fellows, I pitied them."

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1850 letter, Indiana woman sees Kentucky slavery

Name: 1850 letter, Indiana woman sees Kentucky slavery
SKU: 43282659
Price: 60 USD
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