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Date created
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1821-1848
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Creator
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Lewis, Esther, 1782-1848
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Description
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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.
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Size
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2 pages
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Type
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Text
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Subjects
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Underground Railroad
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Antislavery movements
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Jacobs, Esther Ann Fussell, 1818-1901
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Language
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English
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View full item
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https://digitalcollections.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/object/sc179511 |
Local identifier
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A00180275
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Collection
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Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, SFHL-RG5-087
(explore contents)
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Contributing institution
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Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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Rights
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Please cite appropriately, crediting Lewis-Fussell Family Papers, SFHL-RG5-087, Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College as the source and indicating the identifier of the item, A00180275. This work is believed to be in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States. For more information, see http://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-US/1.0/.
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