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- GLC#
- GLC04363
- Type
- Letters
- Date
- 12 July 1823
- Author/Creator
- Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
- Title
- to Hardy Murfree Cryer
- Place Written
- Nashville, Tennessee
- Pagination
- 2 p. : address ; Height: 32.3 cm, Width: 21 cm
- Primary time period
- National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
- Sub-Era
- Slavery & Anti-slavery
Describes the flogging and subsequent escape of an enslaved man named Cyrus. Explains the events that led to the overseer, Mr. Parsons, flogging Cyrus, and Cyrus' running away. Says Cyrus has been found and that "Cyrus shall not be abused, but he must be taught subordination." Cryer may have been interested in buying Cyrus. Written from the Hermitage.
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