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TitlePickard, Kate E.R., letter, Camillus, Onondaga Co., N.Y., November 19 [or 17] 1852, to Mr. [Samuel J.] May, [Syracuse, N.Y.]
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DescriptionKate Pickard expresses her delight at seeing Peter Still and at his freedom from slavery; relates her knowledge of Still (his circumstances, character and abilities) when she taught in Alabama at the...
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TitlePickard, Kate E.R., letter, Camillus, [N.Y.], May 9, 1856, to "Uncle Peter" [Peter Still]
Date Created1856
DescriptionKate Pickard expresses the hope that Peter Still and his spouse Vina have been comfortable in their “own home through all the past cold winter”; reports that the book about the Still family will...
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TitlePickard, Kate E.R., letter, [May? 1855], to [William?] Still
Date Created1855
DescriptionKate Pickard poses questions regarding the history of Peter Still's parents (“a knowledge of which is necessary to the complete narration of the story”), such as how long had Peter’s father been...
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TitleStill, Catharine, letter, Onondaga Valley, N.Y., February 17, 1861, to "My Dear father" [Peter Still]
Date Created1861
DescriptionCatharine Still acknowledges the receipt of a letter from her father (Peter Still); comments on the cold weather, including as a reason for not visiting Mrs. Pickard; notes that she will enclose a...
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TitlePickard, Kate E.R., letter, Camillus, [N.Y.], May 30, 1857, to "Uncle Peter" [Peter Still]
Date Created1857
DescriptionKate Pickard acknowledges to Peter Still that she has not written to him for some time, although in the meantime she has learned news of him through Mr. Hamilton and Mr. May; updates Still on the...
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TitleMay, Samuel J., letter, Syracuse, [N.Y.], February 28, 1861, to "Uncle Peter" [Peter Still]
Date Created1861
DescriptionThe Rev. Samuel J. May explains to Peter Still the circumstances, as he has been able to ascertain them, of the sale of the copyright and stereotype plates of Still's published narrative (after the...
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TitlePickard, Kate, E.R., letter, Camillus, [N.Y.], August 26, 1855, to "Uncle Peter" [Peter Still]
Date Created1855
DescriptionKate Pickard, now at home, reports to Peter Still that the first half of the book about Still’s experiences is completed, but has not yet been read by Mr. May; notes that “Mr. Hall of Syracuse...
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TitleMay, Sam[ue]l J., letter, Syracuse, [N.Y.], March 9, 1855, to "Uncle Peter " [Peter Still]
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DescriptionThe Rev. Samuel J. May acknowledges the receipt of Peter Still’s recent letter, which contained news that Still’s family will be provided for; indicates that Mrs. Reynolds is sure that her...
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TitlePickard, K[ate] E.R., letter, [May? 1855], to [William Still?]
Date Created1855
DescriptionKate Pickard describes the terms proffered by L.W. Hall & Co. of Syracuse for publishing the book about Peter Still and his family that she is writing, including the proposed edition size (“5,000 at...
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TitleMay, Samuel J., letter, Syracuse, [N.Y.], August 9, 1853, to Peter Still, Boston (2 p.)
Date Created1853
DescriptionThe Rev. Samuel J. May acknowledges the receipt of Peter Still’s letter sent from New Bedford, Mass.; relates that the price of slaves is now such that 5,000 dollars, not 3,000 dollars, likely will...