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Source Description
Ford appeals to May for financial aid due to the loss of almost all of his property.
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Document identity
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6w924s75q
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Letter from Lewis Ford, Sauk Centre, [Minnesota], to Samuel May, Jr., January 6th, 1862
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document
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Source metadata
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6w924s75q
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Lewis Ford, Sauk Centre, [Minnesota], to Samuel May, Jr., January 6th, 1862
description
Ford appeals to May for financial aid due to the loss of almost all of his property.
date
["January 6, 1862"]
year
1862
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4530012
creators
Ford, Lewis
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Ford, Lewis
genreBasic
Correspondence
Manuscripts
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Text
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1 leaf (2 p.) ; 8 x 13 in.
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yes
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sf268508b
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notes
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Ford appears to have originally dated the letter 1861 before changing it to 1862.
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Sauk Centre, [Minnesota]
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6w924s75q
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document
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1
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photo
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