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Slavery Collection, 1709-1864
Toll, Simon Shalor, Timothy
[Letter from Simon Toll to Mr. Timothy Shalor]
1717-02-06
Two-page letter from Simon Toll in Schaticook [Kent, Connecticut] to Timothy Shalor, a merchant in New City, regarding debt owed for 'Mr. Hall wheat.' Toll promises restitution after travel to 'the Lakes' and Canada, noting numerous runaway slaves in the area.
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