Letter from Jack Steele to Ellen Steele, Shelbyville, Tennessee, May 21, 1866
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Steele, Jack
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In this autographed, handwritten letter dated May 21, 1866, John Steele talks about living without slaves and how the former slave owners now have to do the work themselves. Steele writes from his home in Shelbyville, Tennessee during the early days or Reconstruction following the Civil War.
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May 21, 1866Citation
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