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Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 Brief autobiographical sketch: "A slave in 1837. Free man 1838..."

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07762 Author/Creator: Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph manuscript signed Date: 1889 ca. Pagination: 1 p. : envelope Height: 20.4 cm, Width: 12.6 cm Order a Copy

Includes envelope addressed to Charles Peirce, Fort Leavenworth, Kan.

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895

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