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Pickard, Kate E.R., letter, Camillus, Onondaga Co., N.Y., November 19 [or 17] 1852, to Mr. [Samuel J.] May, [Syracuse, N.Y.]
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Pickard, Kate E.R., letter, Camillus, Onondaga Co., N.Y., November 19 [or 17] 1852, to Mr. [Samuel J.] May, [Syracuse, N.Y.]. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3ZP4688

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TitlePickard, Kate E.R., letter, Camillus, Onondaga Co., N.Y., November 19 [or 17] 1852, to Mr. [Samuel J.] May, [Syracuse, N.Y.]
NamePickard, Kate E. R. (Creator); May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph)
Date Created
SubjectStill, Peter, b. 1801
Extent4 p. page(s)
DescriptionKate Pickard expresses her delight at seeing Peter Still and at his freedom from slavery; relates her knowledge of Still (his circumstances, character and abilities) when she taught in Alabama at the Tuscumbia Female Seminary in 1847, and then while living in the vicinity until April 1850; laments that his family members remain slaves; notes that apparently only money can free them (although some people object in principle to such payments); suggests that, by market prices, the cost of their freedom should not be higher than 3,000 dollars (instead of the unnamed figure requested); notes that she has a friend in Alabama that might be able to negotiate for a better price; and notes that she will confer with the recipient, Samuel J. May, on the matter soon when she visits Syracuse.
GenreCorrespondence
MaterialPaper
Extent (Original item)4
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3ZP4688
CollectionPeter Still papers, 1850-1875
Organization NameRutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives., Rutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections
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