Isaac H. Talbot Letter, September 25, 1862

Talbot letter

Suspected of disloyalty for attempting to flee the state, slaveholder Isaac Hale Talbot pleads his case with U.S. authorities in St. Louis. Weeks later, he would again clash with Union officers in Hermann while attempting to re-enslave several freedom seekers. (Ancestry)

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