Greeley, Horace, letter, Eve. Journal office, New York, May 10, 1854, to George Dawson [?], Esq., Albany, [N.Y.]

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New York

May 10, 1854

My Old Friend,

Peter Still, who will hand you this, was born free in New Jersey; kidnapped thence when six years old, with his brother, two years older, and sold into slavery; served forty years in Alabama; finally bought himself free, leaving his wife and four children in the hands of the scoundrels who had robbed him of forty year's work; and he is now begging more to buy them out of bondage. His chivalrous robber [?] asks him $5,000 for his own wife and children. It is robbery to buy it, but inhumane to refuse; and as the time has not yet arrived for facing such villains with ball and steel rather [than] gold, I wish you could help him raise a[?] host[?] of the many among those you know.

Yours,

Horace Greeley

George Dawson, Esq. Albany. Eve. Journal office.

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Horace Greeley
May 10 '54

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Title

Greeley, Horace, letter, Eve. Journal office, New York, May 10, 1854, to George Dawson [?], Esq., Albany, [N.Y.]

Description

Letter of introduction for Peter Still, written by Horace Greeley, which notes, of the sum required to free Still’s family members, that: “It is robbery to pay it, but inhumanity to refuse.”

Source

Special Collections and University Archives, Rutgers University Libraries

Date

1854-05-10

Rights

public domain

Format

1 p.

Identifier

rutgers-lib:26848
doi:10.7282/T3C53KZZ

Citation

Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872, “Greeley, Horace, letter, Eve. Journal office, New York, May 10, 1854, to George Dawson [?], Esq., Albany, [N.Y.],” Peter Still Digital Edition, accessed March 28, 2024, https://stillpapers.org/items/show/31.

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