[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. Circular of Information for the New England Freedmen's Aid Society. Boston, MA, 2 December 1865.
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Feb 27, 2024
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[ENSLAVEMENT & ABOLITION]. Circular of Information for the New England Freedmen's Aid Society. Boston, MA, 2 December 1865.
4 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. printed circular (creasing, some separations, spotting). Circular explains the purpose of the Society and offers ways in which people can help to further its work. Instructions for sending packages to the Society are included, as well as a form acting as a receipt for such shipments. This one in particular is filled out to a "Miss Mary O. Hodges" who sent "2 large boxes" marked "Miss Mary R. Kimball, Roanoke Is., N.C."
According to the February 1866 issue of the Freedmen's Record, Mary R. Kimball taught school at the Freedmen's Colony on Roanoke Island, NC.
This lot is located in Cincinnati.
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