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(BUSINESS.) ELDRIDGE, ELLEANOR. Memoirs of Elleanor Eldridge * Elleanor's Second Book. Woodcut frontispieces of the author. Two volumes, 12mo, original cloth-backed marbled paper-covered boards; tips rubbed; paper label and front free end-paper lacking from first title; paper evenly toned in both titles. Providence: B.T. Albro, 1843; 1842
second edition of the first title, first edition of the second. Elleanor Eldridge (1784-1845) was born in Warwick, Rhode Island. Her father, Robin Eldridge, who was captured in Africa, and fought in the American Revolution in exchange for his freedom. Her Native American mother, Hannah Prophet, died when Eldridge was only ten. After her mother's death, Eldridge began working as a paid servant. She became adept at housework, spinning, weaving, and dairy work. She continued to expand her business ventures throughout her life and was generally quite successful. She began purchasing property and secured a private loan to expand her property ownership, but contention over this loan forced Eldridge to sue. Elleanor's "Memoirs" was published, in large part, "to help raise a sum of money which MUST BE PAID" in order to "clear her property. . . and regain the fruits of her labor."
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