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Pearce, Eben, fl. 1861-1885 to Sister

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00066.032 Author/Creator: Pearce, Eben, fl. 1861-1885 Place Written: Memphis, Tennessee Type: Autograph letter signed Date: August 5, 1863 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope ; 20.4 x 12.6 cm. Order a Copy

Writes to his sister, likely Selina, about registering Black people in town as free, enslaved or as employed by White people.

Pearce, Eben, fl. 1861-1885
Pearce, Selina, fl. 1861-1869

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