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Henry Bibb to John Calkins regarding how his money was used for fugitive slaves, 19 June 1852

Title
Henry Bibb to John Calkins regarding how his money was used for fugitive slaves, 19 June 1852.
Production
[Place of production not identified : producer not identified, 1852]
Physical Description
1 online resource.
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Notes
Collection: The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859.
Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : AM, 2014. Digitized from a copy held by the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History
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Summary
A long, detailed letter from Bibb, the noted runaway slave and conductor on the Underground Railroad, telling Calkins of Wilbraham, Mass., how his money was spent in aiding runaway slaves who had travelled on the Underground Railroad, particularly those who had just arrived in Canada. In part: The next sum was used to aid a sick man who had [been] but a short time in Canada before he was attacked with the intiminant fever... He must have died had I not procured medical aid for him. Bibb lectured widely and published a number of works, including his Narrative of the Life and Adventures of Henry Bibb. In 1851 he founded Canada's first Negro newspaper. Burnhole on first page, upper right, affecting text.
Variant and related titles
American history, 1493-1945. Module I.
Format
Books / Online
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 18, 2024
Genre/Form
Correspondence
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AM (Publisher), digitiser.
Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History, owner.
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