Peculiar: A Tale of the Great TransitionCarleton, 1864 - 500 páginas |
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... Peek , had reference to the amount of funds that the negro could raise through his own credit and that of his friends . This amount the lawyer found to be small ; and he was about to express his dissatisfaction in emphatic terms , when ...
... Peek , had reference to the amount of funds that the negro could raise through his own credit and that of his friends . This amount the lawyer found to be small ; and he was about to express his dissatisfaction in emphatic terms , when ...
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... Peek took the letter and glanced over it , a letter of thanks from a committee of colored citizens in return for Charlton's services in the case already alluded to . Peek was reassured by this document . He returned it , and said , " I ...
... Peek took the letter and glanced over it , a letter of thanks from a committee of colored citizens in return for Charlton's services in the case already alluded to . Peek was reassured by this document . He returned it , and said , " I ...
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... Peek , which name has always stuck to him . Was brought up a body servant till his fourteenth year . Soon found that the way for a slave to get along was to lie , but to lie so as not to be found out . Grew to be so expert a liar , that ...
... Peek , which name has always stuck to him . Was brought up a body servant till his fourteenth year . Soon found that the way for a slave to get along was to lie , but to lie so as not to be found out . Grew to be so expert a liar , that ...
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... Peek had escaped from Texas . It was the Albatross . Charlton made a note . Second , did Mr. Barnwell , Peek's late master , have an agent in New Orleans ? Yes ; Peek had often seen the name on packages : P. Herman & Co. And , third , did ...
... Peek had escaped from Texas . It was the Albatross . Charlton made a note . Second , did Mr. Barnwell , Peek's late master , have an agent in New Orleans ? Yes ; Peek had often seen the name on packages : P. Herman & Co. And , third , did ...
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... Peek's mind was relieved . " That is enough for the present , Mr. Jacobs , " continued Charlton . " If I have occasion to see you , I can always find you at Bunker's , I suppose . " " Yes , Mr. Charlton . Inquire for John Jacobs . Keep ...
... Peek's mind was relieved . " That is enough for the present , Mr. Jacobs , " continued Charlton . " If I have occasion to see you , I can always find you at Bunker's , I suppose . " " Yes , Mr. Charlton . Inquire for John Jacobs . Keep ...
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Abolitionism Abolitionist arms Artful Dodger asked Aylesford barouche beautiful believe Berwick Berwick family Blake called Captain carriage Charles Charlton child Clara Colonel Delancy Hyde Colonel Hyde colored cried cui bono damned Yankee dear door dress drew Esha Estelle exclaimed eyes face father gentleman Gentry girl give hair hand heard heart hour hunderd hundred dollars Josephine Kenrick kiss Kunnle Laura letter look Madame Volney Maloney Massa minutes mother mulatto negro never nigger Number once Onslow Orleans passed Pat Maloney Peek Perdita person pocket Pompilard Pontiac poor quadroon Quattles Ratcliff replied returned Ripper Robson seemed Semmes slave slavery soon Street suddenly tell thar there's thought thousand dollars tion told took Toussaint Vance walked wife Wigman window Winslow woman words wounded Yankee
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