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1853 February 16 . Charles K. Post and Rebecca A. Post ALS to [Augustus Beach]; Newport, [New York].

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Box 4
Abstract:
Regrets the length of time since they last visited. Doing well in the lumber and mill business. Notes on dairy cows, cheese, hay, and horses. News of visits, health, deaths, children. Excited about the construction of a local railroad. Alexander Buell died while serving as a Congressman. Grandfather is encouraging Charley to visit, promising him "his Certificate of Life membership of the Seamens friend Society." Comments on religion in the area, believing it to be doing poorly with few coonverts. Notes on abolition, Uncle Tom's Cabin, and other anti-slavery literature. Brief mention of local newspapers, including "F[rederick] Douglas[s] paper"
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4 pages

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Collection

African American and African Diaspora collection, 1729-1970 (majority within 1781-1865)
Total components 346
Items available online Online 252
Last indexed 2024-08-05