Letter describing defeat of slave catchers in a battle with ten fugitives

American Jasper L. Hall James E. Hall

1850

Medium: (abc): ink on paper (fiber product)
Genre: Envelopes
Museum: National Museum of African American History and Culture

Styles

envelopes

Tags

Self-liberationslaveryLawFugitive enslavedviolenceCorrespondence

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A wove paper letter (ab) and original envelope (c) from 13-year old Jasper L. Hall to his brother James E. Hall, describing the defeat of slave catchers in a pitched battle with ten fugitive slaves, Pennsylvania.