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1843, Poem Regarding Plight of Slaves

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Remarkable Original "Emily Taylor" Signed Abolition Related Letter Incuding a Poem Entitled "The Slave"

August 20, 1843, Autograh Letter Signed, "Emily Taylor" to Hariet Martineau, of Liverpool, England, Fine.
Autographed Letter Signed, "Emily Taylor," in brown ink, 9" x 7.5", 2 pages, double sided with intergral address leaf. This letter is written to friend and author, Hariet Martineau. It includes an original, great poem entitled, "The Slave." It opens: "Pity & prayers and pleadings for the Slaves!
- These thou didst[sic] ask, and soon as ack'd, Is gone:
Yet still I drem'd a stronger claim behind,
And long I waited, hopeful for my kind:"
The paper is soiled, with postmark and folds, and a tear in the center right edge of the back sheet. A historic, beautiful poem and the bold signature.



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