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[Regarding runaway slaves]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08381.02 Author/Creator: Place Written: Lawerence County, Alabama Type: Autograph document Date: circa 1858 Pagination: 1 p. : 13 x 19 cm. Order a Copy

A document that seems to state that Slave Catchers should not kill the runaway slaves to keep them from escaping. Not signed or official.

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