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Rebecca Spring Buffum writes to David Lee Child and reports her memory of Mary Gilmore, a white-looking girl who had to prove that she was not a slave.
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6w925922z
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Letter from Rebecca Buffum Spring, Eagleswood, [N.J.], to David Lee Child, July 16, [18]60
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document
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6w925922z
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Rebecca Buffum Spring, Eagleswood, [N.J.], to David Lee Child, July 16, [18]60
description
Rebecca Spring Buffum writes to David Lee Child and reports her memory of Mary Gilmore, a white-looking girl who had to prove that she was not a slave.
date
["[July 16, 1860]"]
year
1860
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4510990
creators
Spring, Rebecca Buffum
Child, David Lee, 1794-1874
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
Spring, Rebecca Buffum
Child, David Lee, 1794-1874
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Correspondence
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2 leaves (4 p.)
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
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Eagleswood, [N.J.]
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6w925922z
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document
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