Letter from Alphonsa Blake to their lawyer Joseph Wickes
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Alphonsa Blake instructs Wickes to pay Mr. Sparks ten dollars to go to Still Pond and return Harry to Daniel Hanes residence. They believe Harry will not be insolent or resistant with Mr. Sparks. Blake also wants to know the house in Still Pond were Harry was staying and see that his wages are docked.
MS0066-01-73-023 July 10 1840
legal correspondence
Slave labor, Slavery--Economic aspects--United States, Child slaves, Fugitive slaves
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