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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07584 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | George W. Blamire to Mr. Hurst re: ex-slave writes to former master |
| Date | 13 August 1860 |
| Author | Blamire, George W. (fl. 1860) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | "Who would have thought...that I would be leading a band at one of the most fashenable [sic] watering holes in the state and I thank you for it and... do not think I ever shal[l] be able to pay you for the many favors you have sho[w]ne. I can never... forget the way you raised me. I do not think you would have done anymore... if I had been a white boy." |
| Subjects | African American History Slavery Freemen Music |
| People | Blamire, George W. (fl. 1860) |
| Place written | Buffalo Springs |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |