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Still, William, letter, Anti Slavery Office, Philadelphia, April 29, 1853, to E. Gray Loring, Esq.
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Still, William, letter, Anti Slavery Office, Philadelphia, April 29, 1853, to E. Gray Loring, Esq. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3MC904P

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TitleStill, William, letter, Anti Slavery Office, Philadelphia, April 29, 1853, to E. Gray Loring, Esq.
NameStill, William (Creator); Loring, E. Gray
Date Created
SubjectBirney, David Bell, 1825-1864, M'Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874, Conklin, Seth, Furness, William Henry, 1802-1896, Still, Peter, b. 1801
Extent2 p. page(s)
DescriptionWilliam Still inquires about Peter's Still's fundraising efforts; requests that Peter be asked to contact him at once; notes that a narrative regarding Seth Conklin and the escape and capture of Peter's family members has been written by the Rev. Wm. H. Furness (but should not be published while they remain enslaved); that a Mr. J.M. McKim has taken a copy of the Conklin narrative to England; and relates how and why it appears that Peter's family can be purchased for the market price of 3,000 dollars, instead of the demanded 5,000 dollars, through the efforts of a Mr. D[avid]. B. Birney of Philadelphia who has an agent in the correct Alabama county.
GenreCorrespondence
MaterialPaper
Persistent URLhttps://doi.org/doi:10.7282/T3MC904P
CollectionPeter Still papers, 1850-1875
Organization NameRutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections and University Archives., Rutgers University. Libraries. Special Collections
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