(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION RECONSTRUCTION) FREEDMEN’S BUREAU Th

Sale 2342 - Lot 112

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(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION--RECONSTRUCTION.) FREEDMEN'S BUREAU. The American Freedman, Volume 1, Number 1. [1]-16, pages. 8vo, original printed salmon wrappers; an exceptional copy. Philadelphia, 1866

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first issue of this periodical devoted to the freedmen published in the spring of 1866. The Freedman was combined with the Pennsylvania Freedmen's Bulletin, their purpose to 'Assist the liberated slaves in the destitute condition in which they wee left by the war.' Outlines plans for schools, etc, and prints a list of subscribers. scarce, oclc locates only two other copies. Afro-Americana 521.