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Letter from Granville White to Ritta Boscoe, November 20, 1853
This is a rare surviving letter from a fugitive slave living in Chippewa, Canada -- where slavery was abolished in 1834 -- to his enslaved mother in Halifax, Virginia. Granville White delights in his new-found freedom to change his name, earn wages, and have "no one to Boss or drive me." He also asks about family members -- a poignant reminder of what he had to sacrifice. |