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McLain, William, 1806-1873 to George A. Baltimore

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04981 Author/Creator: McLain, William, 1806-1873 Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 24 June 1848 Pagination: 1 p. : address Height: 25 cm, Width: 19 cm Order a Copy

McLain writes to Baltimore in Whitehall, New York. Describes the difficulty of a free black man traveling to Washington: "I shall be glad to see you here. But there will be some difficulty in your getting through Baltimore. At the R. Road Depot you will have to get some white man to sign a bond of $5,000 that you are free. And when you leave here the same thing will have to be done." Offers to sign Baltimore's bond in Washington, D.C. Predicts that James Hall, agent of the Maryland Colonization Society, will sign the bond in Baltimore.

M’Lain, W. (William), 1806-1873
Baltimore, George A., fl. 1848
Hall, James, fl. 1848

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