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1849 October 31 . John M. Jefferson ALS; [Marysville, Kentucky].

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Box 4
Abstract:
Letter from a lawyer hired to help George Williams, a previously enslaved Black man, get out of jail. The men that Jefferson is writing to have been in contact with James Lee, the mayor of Maysville. Lee refuses to share what the letter he received said, and has “confidentially advised two of his friends, Mr. Phister and Clarke, and probably Mr. Hickerman, to undertake the case in order to deprive me of the benefit of the same.” States that Williams only desires to have Jefferson attending to his case. Requesting directly that the men he’s writing to share the information they had provided to Lee. “Mr. Lee is not my friend, in my opinion, and will not do anything for my benefit. But he nor any other person have any right to attend to this case but myself.”
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2 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