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Title: Provincial Freeman - September 29, 1855

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)

The writer discusses the ongoing debate over land purported to be owned by the Dawn Institute. This issue was debated recently in a meeting that the writer was unable to attend. The ownership of the property is unresolved. (Portions of this editorial are illegible and other portions are missing)

Description of file(s): two scanned newspaper pages (three columns) (incomplete)

Subjects: Abolitionists--United States; African American abolitionists; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery; United States--History--19th century

Keywords: court; Dawn Institute; debate; embezzlement; land; meeting; property; school; slander

People: Brown, James C.; Davis, Samuel H.; Duncan, Alexander; Henson, Josiah; Johnson, George; Scoble, John

Organization: American Baptist Free Mission Society; Dawn Institute

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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