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Letter from former slave to former master. Didn't see this elsewhere, so thought I'd post it.
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Jim Page
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"Weeping in solitude for the fallen brave is better than the presence of men too timid to strike for their country"--Motto embroidered on the flag of the 1st Regiment of Tennessee Volunteers and presented by the Nashville Female Academy (June, 1846). -
Re: Letter from former slave to former master.
My first question was how did the colonel know where Jourdan was in order to write him a letter? It would be pretty tough to keep track of an ex-slave who had moved to Ohio after the war.Michael Comer
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Re: Letter from former slave to former master.
It does seem a bit contrived. But if the turn of events did occur it would have been a great response. It at least made for good reading.David Parent
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