Letters of Note: To My Old Master
WWW.LETTERSOFNOTE.COM - In August of 1865, a Colonel P.H. Anderson of Big Spring, Tennessee, wrote to his former slave, Jourdan Anderson, and requested that he come back to work on his farm. Jourdan — who, since being emancipated, had moved to Ohio, found paid work, and was now supporting his family — responded spectacularly by way of the letter seen below (a letter which, according to newspapers at the time, he…
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LYPuncturedLung says: http://t.co/bTUVVyp8 A very satisfying read thanks to @malice_alicep and @beevbaines. I believe you owe me eleven thousand dollars. - 17 hours agoReply -
LorenaSander says: A spectacular blog on letters deserving a wider audience http://t.co/X7r2sLqO - 22 hours agoReply
