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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06733.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Correspondence and documents related to the Langford family and their escape from slavery |
| Title | Liberty Langford to Craig Langford regarding the Kentucky master negotiating sale of family to former slave |
| Date | 24 June 1857 |
| Author | Langford, Liberty (fl. 1857) |
| Recipient | Langford, Craig |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | The former slave wants to buy his wife and daughter out of slavery. According to GLC 6733.04, Liberty may be Craig's father. |
| Subjects | African American History Slavery Slave Sale Emancipation Manumission Women's History Children and Family Marriage |
| Place written | Mount Vernon, Kentucky |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
| Related documents | Letter from Liberty Langford to Craig Langford negotiating sale of family to former slave |