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[Letter from Arthur G. Homer to Francis Jackson]

Letter from Arthur G. Homer, of New York City, to Francis Jackson asking for funds to help purchase two slaves belonging to Williamsburg, Virginia planter William Havis. They are the wife and child of a free black residing in New York, who has already procured several hundred dollars to buy their freedom.

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Letter from Arthur G. Homer, of New York City, to Francis Jackson asking for funds to help purchase two slaves belonging to Williamsburg, Virginia planter William Havis. They are the wife and child of a free black residing in New York, who has already procured several hundred dollars to buy their freedom.
PID
islandora:131901
NYHS Identifier
nyhs_mass_286
Mss Collection - Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society records
Member of
Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society records, 1832-1870
Genre
letters (correspondence)
Owning Institution
New-York Historical Society
Type
Text
Subject (Topical)
Abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--New York (State)--New York
Antislavery movements--New York (State)--New York
Slavery--Virginia--Williamsburg
Slave trade--Virginia--Williamsburg
Slaves--Virginia--Williamsburg
Subject (Name)
Homer, Arthur G.
Jackson, Francis, 1789-1861
Havis, William
Full Title
[Letter from Arthur G. Homer to Francis Jackson]
Contributor
Jackson, Francis, 1789-1861
Havis, William
Creator
Homer, Arthur G.
Date Created
1850-June-01
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