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Eldridge, Elleanor, 1785-? Memoirs of Elleanor Eldridge.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06083 Author/Creator: Eldridge, Elleanor, 1785-? Place Written: Providence, Rhode Island Type: Book Date: 1843 Pagination: 1 v. : 127 p. ; 13.6 x 9.4 cm. Order a Copy

Printed by B. T. Albro. Compiled by Francis Harriet Whipple Green McDougall (born Francis Harriet Whipple), an abolitionist and author. Eldridge was a black female slave and servant, who saved money from her labors, establishing herself as a respected entrepreneur. Contains a woodcut portrait of Eldridge opposite title page.

Green, Frances H. (Frances Harriet), 1805-1878
Eldridge, Elleanor, 1785-?

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