Leach, Z.A., fl. 1865 to James McGuire
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00434.02 Author/Creator: Leach, Z.A., fl. 1865 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: March 11, 1865 Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 13 cm, Width: 13 cm Order a Copy
Written in pencil. Informs McGuire that he encountered an enslaved person who declared that he was running away. Suggests where McGuire might look for the enslaved person, and asks that he "say nothing that I told you."
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