Abel Catlin letter, 1823.

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Abel Catlin letter, 1823.

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Letter (1823 Sept. 1) from Abel Catlin in Litchfield, Conn., to Joseph Burrows in New York, concerning William Grimes's desire to purchase his freedom from T. H. Wellman. A response (1823 Sept. 6) on the same document from Joseph Burrows gives instructions to make a payment of $500 to Mr. William H. Thompson in cash and security.

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Thompson, W. H. (William Hepworth), 1810-1886

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English classical scholar and Master of Trinity College. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Harrogate, to Robert Hindes Groome, 1883 Jun. 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572178 ...

Wellman, T. H.

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Burrows, Joseph E. (Joseph Edward), 1945-

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Catlin, Abel, 1770-1856

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William Grimes was the son of Benjamin Grymes, a plantation owner in King George County, Va., and an enslaved servant of Grymes's neighbor, a Dr. Steward. He served at least 10 different masters in Virginia, Maryland, and Georgia, working in various positions and was often severely mistreated. He escaped slavery in 1814 by stowing away on a ship bound for New York and became an entrepreneur and barber working throughout New England, eventually settling in New Haven, Conn. Grimes married Clarissa...

Grimes, William, 1784-1865?

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