[CIVIL WAR] -- [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. War-date letter from an African American mother to her son referencing slavery and the fight for freedom.

JENNINGS, Hannah. Autograph letter signed ("Hannah Jennings") to her son. Ca 1860s. 2pp., 5 1/4 x 8 3/8 in., discoloration at creases, clipped left edge. Addressed "Dear Son." Recipient unknown, but possibly a soldier or African American serving in the war in some capacity. In part: "...you wrote in your last letter to me that you are a slave now but my dear son let me ask if it is hard to be a slave for three years what it would be to be a slave during life and your children after you to future generations - but it is not the negro you are to fight for but the principal [sic] of freedom and liberty and right and justice..."

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[CIVIL WAR] -- [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. War-date letter from an African American mother to her son referencing slavery and the fight for freedom.

Property from a 35-Year Collection from the Southern United States

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[CIVIL WAR] -- [SLAVERY & ABOLITION]. War-date letter from an African American mother to her son referencing slavery and the fight for freedom.

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