Biographical Sketches and Interesting Anecdotes of Persons of Colour: To which is Added, a Selection of Pieces in PoetryAbigail Mott order of the trustees of the residuary estate of Lindley Murray, 1839 - African Americans - 408 pages |
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... dollars , and I went to work , and worked it out in a shorter time than he gave me , and then I was a free man . And when I came to think that the yoke was off my neck , and how it was taken off , I was made to wonder and admire , and ...
... dollars , and I went to work , and worked it out in a shorter time than he gave me , and then I was a free man . And when I came to think that the yoke was off my neck , and how it was taken off , I was made to wonder and admire , and ...
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... dollars and a third , which is thirty - one pounds Virginia money . I paid what money I had saved since paying for my own freedom , and the rest as I earned it , and she was manumitted . But I had one child in bondage , my only son ...
... dollars and a third , which is thirty - one pounds Virginia money . I paid what money I had saved since paying for my own freedom , and the rest as I earned it , and she was manumitted . But I had one child in bondage , my only son ...
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... dollars ; however , I went to the sale . When the crier said , ' A likely young negro fel- low for sale , ' and then asked for a bid , I said , ' Two hundred dollars . ' . 15. As soon as I made this bid , a man that I feared would sell ...
... dollars ; however , I went to the sale . When the crier said , ' A likely young negro fel- low for sale , ' and then asked for a bid , I said , ' Two hundred dollars . ' . 15. As soon as I made this bid , a man that I feared would sell ...
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... dollars , which , in my cir- cumstances , was a sacrifice , but , I was favored to find that satisfaction which I esteemed more than time or money . Being thoughtful about my moth- er , I sent for her to come to the state of Delaware ...
... dollars , which , in my cir- cumstances , was a sacrifice , but , I was favored to find that satisfaction which I esteemed more than time or money . Being thoughtful about my moth- er , I sent for her to come to the state of Delaware ...
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... dollar . I found three let- ters in the bundles , and was not a little comforted ; for when I consider the distance , and little acquaint- ance I had had with my New York friends , I thought , surely it was the good Shepherd that put it ...
... dollar . I found three let- ters in the bundles , and was not a little comforted ; for when I consider the distance , and little acquaint- ance I had had with my New York friends , I thought , surely it was the good Shepherd that put it ...
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