Freed slave’s response to former master’s plea for help back on the plantation. -1865

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dobraf on January 10th, 2018 at 15:21 UTC »

Here's the Wikipedia article about the author. The letter seems legit:

Michael Johnson, a historian at Johns Hopkins University, investigated the people and places mentioned in order to verify the document's authenticity. He found that 1860 slave records named a Colonel P. H. Anderson in the right county, and that some of his slaves, although not referred to by name, matched the sexes and ages of those in the letter. Jordan Anderson, his wife, and children also appear in the 1870 census of Dayton; they are listed as black and born in Tennessee.

Sotonic on January 10th, 2018 at 15:41 UTC »

For all those who appear to be doubtful: this is a very famous open letter. It was published in an Ohio paper in 1865, and is believed to have been dictated by Jordan Anderson (a former slave) to his employer, an abolitionist. It's uncertain how much editing she may have done.

ObsidianNazar on January 10th, 2018 at 16:05 UTC »

"Hey, I know I abused you and imprisoned you, and your wife, and your children, and all your friends, but can you please come back?"