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Letter from Gertrude K. Burleigh, Plainfield, [Connecticut], to Samuel May, [18]53 June 17th

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Burleigh, Gertrude K

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Holograph, signed.Title devised by cataloger.On verso, the letter is addressed to "S. May Jr. Leicester Mass." and it is postmarked with a black, circular stamp reading, "Plainfield Ct. Jun 18."Gertrude K. Burleigh writes to Samuel May informing him that her husband, Charles C. Burleigh, "is absent from home," in Pennsylvania, and did not receive May's letter. She offers to forward it to him and gives him Burleigh's address in Philadelphia so that May can write to him there.
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Keywords

  1. Abolitionists
  2. Antislavery Movements
  3. Burleigh, Charles C. (Charles Calistus) 1810 1878
  4. Burleigh, Gertrude K
  5. Correspondence
  6. History
  7. May, Samuel, Jr. 1810 1899
  8. Slaver
  9. Social Reformers
  10. United States
  11. Women
  12. Women Abolitionists

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