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Much on the slaves from the slave ship Echo...
Much on the slaves from the slave ship Echo...
Item # 683866
December 25, 1858
DAILY NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER, Washington, D.C., Dec. 25, 1858 Page 3 has over half a column of detailed reporting headed: "The Slaves of the Echo", an infamous slave ship. It mentions in part: "...71 of the 271 in the ship took on board died...the negroes appeared generally a stupid and listless set of heathens...Most of them would lie from day to day like cattle upon the deck...They seemed bt bi nears destructive in their propensities..." and so much more. There are an additional 2 letters with much detail.
Four pages, good condition. The folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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