Address to the colourd people of St. Helena Island of South Carolina, 1866 Dec. 6.

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Address to the colourd people of St. Helena Island of South Carolina, 1866 Dec. 6.

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Speech by Thomas Garrett, Quaker abolitionist, beseeching freedmen of St. Helena Island, S.C. to embrace hard work, education, and honesty, and to refrain from the use of alcohol and tobacco. Garrett condemned President Andrew Johnson and assured freedmen that help would come through Congress.

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Johnson, Andrew, 1808-1875

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Garrett, Thomas, 1789-1871

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