CHAPTER 4 Strangers, Sisters, and Friends

Chapters in this book

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