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30 October 1864: “every cloud no matter how dark has a silver lining”

Item Description: Letter from Abram M. Allen, an Ellison slave who was freed before the Civil War, to Eliza Ellison.  He offers his condolences on the loss of her husband. Item Citation: Folder 2 of the Henry Alderson Ellison Papers, … Continue reading

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