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London Yearly Meeting (Society of Friends) Meeting for Sufferings. Committee of the Coloured Refugee Fund

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Docket title. (Appears on bottom half of p. 4; reads perpendicular to text of p. 4.); Caption title: Fugitives from slavery.; Introductory paragraph "Signed on behalf of the Committee of the Coloured Refugee Fund, Joseph Crosfield."

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Keywords

  1. Freedmen
  2. Fugitive Slaves
  3. Slaver
  4. United States

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