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CHAPTER 1 Seeking Abolition

Black Letter Writers in the Era of Gradual Emancipation

Mary Freeman

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Abolitionists and the Politics of Correspondence

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Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
INTRODUCTION 1
CHAPTER 1 Seeking Abolition 25
CHAPTER 2 Moral Suasion Through Postal Space 51
CHAPTER 3 The Promises and Perils of Correspondence for Abolitionist Women 81
CHAPTER 4 Strangers, Sisters, and Friends 111
CHAPTER 5 Fugitive Letters 137
CHAPTER 6 Writing the First Draft for Freedom 168
CHAPTER 7 Penmanship as Citizenship 203
CONCLUSION 233
ABBREVIATIONS 243
NOTES 245
INDEX 291
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 299

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
CONTENTS vii
INTRODUCTION 1
CHAPTER 1 Seeking Abolition 25
CHAPTER 2 Moral Suasion Through Postal Space 51
CHAPTER 3 The Promises and Perils of Correspondence for Abolitionist Women 81
CHAPTER 4 Strangers, Sisters, and Friends 111
CHAPTER 5 Fugitive Letters 137
CHAPTER 6 Writing the First Draft for Freedom 168
CHAPTER 7 Penmanship as Citizenship 203
CONCLUSION 233
ABBREVIATIONS 243
NOTES 245
INDEX 291
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 299

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