From William Heryford Jr. to Lisbon Applegate

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Title: From William Heryford Jr. to Lisbon Applegate
Creator: William Heryford Jr.
Description: This letter, dated March 24, 1865, is from William Heryford, Jr. to Lisbon Applegate in Keytesville, Chariton County, Missouri. Heryford states that he had contracted a black girl named Rose to work in his home for a year, but her master, Mr. Hyde, violated their contract by taking her home prematurely. Heryford requests that Applegate hire an attorney for him, and complains that “Mr. Hyde is the last man friend . . . to take advantage of me after the many favors Ive done him during this unholy war.”
Date: March 24, 1865
Local Subject: Surviving a Guerrilla War
Women
African Americans
People: William Heryford Jr.
Geographic Subject: Chariton County, Missouri
Object Type: Letter
Owning Organization: State Historical Society of Missouri – Columbia
Location: Applegate, L.; C996, f. 81, March - August 1865, Item 2
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