Esther Fussell Lewis letter fragment

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Date created 1821-1848
Creator Lewis, Esther, 1782-1848
Description

Esther Fussell Lewis was Graceanna Lewis' mother. She transcribes a portion of a letter from Graceanna Lewis's cousin Esther Ann Jacobs. She also describes a "refugee" who escaped manhunters, which may be an account of someone who escaped enslavement through the Underground Railroad.

Size 2 pages
Type Text
Subjects Underground Railroad | Antislavery movements | Jacobs, Esther Ann Fussell, 1818-1901
Language English
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Local identifier A00180275
Collection

Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, SFHL-RG5-087 (explore contents)

Contributing institution Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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