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Subtitle: Buying Slaves.

Title: Provincial Freeman - March 8, 1856

Speaker or author: editor

Newspaper or publication: Provincial Freeman (1853 - 1859)

The writer tells his readers about some members of their community who are engaged in a confidence crime of soliciting money from people who are sympathetic to the plight of the slave by lying about their circumstances. This type of crime hurts those who are rightfully in need of aid.

Description of file(s): one scanned newspaper column

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

Keywords: bondman; chattel; crime; slave

People: Fulton, Mr.

Publication type: editorials; Newspapers

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