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Letter from a Freedman to His Old Master
In 1825, at the approximate age of eight, Jordan Anderson (sometimes spelled Jordon) was sold into slavery and would live as a servant of the Anderson family for 39 years. In 1864, the Union Army camped out on the Anderson plantation and he and his wife, Amanda, were liberated. The couple eventually made it safely to Dayton, Ohio when, in July 1865, Jordan received a letter from his former owner, Colonel P.H. Anderson. The letter kindly asked Jordan to return to work on the plantation because it had fallen into disarray during the war.
On August 7, 1865, Jordan dictated his response through his new boss, Valentine Winters, and it was published in the Cincinnati Commercial. The letter entitled Letter from a Freedman to His Old Master was not only hilarious, but it showed compassion, defiance and dignity. That year, the the letter would be republished in the New York Daily Tribune and Lydia Marie Childs The Freedmans Book.
Letter from a Freedman to His Old Master
In 1825, at the approximate age of eight, Jordan Anderson (sometimes spelled Jordon) was sold into slavery and would live as a servant of the Anderson family for 39 years. In 1864, the Union Army camped out on the Anderson plantation and he and his wife, Amanda, were liberated. The couple eventually made it safely to Dayton, Ohio when, in July 1865, Jordan received a letter from his former owner, Colonel P.H. Anderson. The letter kindly asked Jordan to return to work on the plantation because it had fallen into disarray during the war.
On August 7, 1865, Jordan dictated his response through his new boss, Valentine Winters, and it was published in the Cincinnati Commercial. The letter entitled Letter from a Freedman to His Old Master was not only hilarious, but it showed compassion, defiance and dignity. That year, the the letter would be republished in the New York Daily Tribune and Lydia Marie Childs The Freedmans Book.
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‘Letter from a Freedman to His Old Master’ (Original Post)
Hassin Bin Sober
Sep 2016
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Arkansas Granny
(31,535 posts)1. My son sent me that link yesterday. It's a good read.
Warpy
(111,383 posts)2. I'd read the letter in the past
and thank you for posting it here. It was one of the most eloquent "kiss my ass" letters I have ever read.
malaise
(269,219 posts)3. It was posted here some years ago
I can read it over and over