[NetBehaviour] To My Old Master.

Rob Myers rob at robmyers.org
Tue Jan 31 19:54:47 CET 2012


On 31/01/12 12:28, marc garrett wrote:
> To My Old Master.
> 
> In August of 1865, a Colonel P.H. Anderson of Big Spring, Tennessee, 
> wrote to his former slave, Jourdan Anderson, and requested that he come 
> back to work on his farm. Jourdan — who, since being emancipated, had 
> moved to Ohio, found paid work, and was now supporting his family — 
> responded spectacularly by way of the letter seen below (a letter which, 
> according to newspapers at the time, he dictated).
> 
> http://www.lettersofnote.com/2012/01/to-my-old-master.html

I've seen this before but not with such solid citations.

Oh wow.

- Rob.



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