Autograph letter signed, to her sister, recounting attending a speech

by fugitive slave William Andrew Jackson by William Andrew Jackson, Martha Russell Swett

$3,750 · Offered by James Cummins Bookseller · No longer available

4pp. 8vo. Usual folds. Item #369349 Writing to her sister, Martha begins with family news and her sewing work, with details on prices of various cloth and household goods, before turning to what was a memorable evening for her, hearing fugitive slave William Andrew Jackson give a lecture, writing: Oh Priscie, we went to hear a lecture by one of Jeff Davis’s slaves. You ought to see his eyes shine & hear him talk. I wish every

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