Mary Bibb Letter to Gerrit Smith

Item

Title
Mary Bibb Letter to Gerrit Smith
Creator
Mary E. Bibb
Date
November 8, 1850
Subject
Henry Bibb
Mary Bibb
Black History
Sandwich, Ontario, Canada
Spatial Coverage
Sandwich Town, Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Type
Text
Description
Sandwich, C[anada] West

Nov[ember] 8th, 1850

My Dear Friend

Will you aid us by sending as many subscribers as convenience will permit, There are hundredrs of Slaves coming here daily. My husband & self consider this the field for us at present. He is about to engage in this. While I expect to take a school next week—any aid from the friend will be very acceptable. Please let me know what you think of the movement. In haste,

M. E. Bibb
Format
PDF
Rights
Image published with permission of ProQuest. Further reproduction is prohibited without permission. This image produced by ProQuest as part of Black Abolitionist Papers.
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Provenance
Syracuse
Site pages
Mary & Henry Bibb

Tags

Henry Bibb Mary Bibb Black History