Stearns, Harrison, fl. 1868 to Mary Jane Ferris Stearns
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08945.02 Author/Creator: Stearns, Harrison, fl. 1868 Place Written: Oxford, Mississippi Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 14 January 1868 Pagination: 2 p. ; 24.7 x 19.3 cm. Order a Copy
Harrison, a freed slave, writes to Mary, the wife of his former master, William F. Stearns, to inform her that he received the deed for the gift of land William promised him (see GLC08945.01) and has had it recorded. Thanks her and indicates he will write to her in New York, where she is moving.
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