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Josiah Henson (b. 1789 - d. 1883)
MSA SC 5496-8783
Fled from slavery, Kentucky, 1830

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Josiah Henson (1789-1883) from Truth Stranger Than Fiction. Father Henson's Story of His Own Life. Boston: John P. Jewett, 1858

 
Josiah Henson (1789-1883) from Uncle Tom's Story of His Life. An Autobiography of the Rev. Josiah Henson (Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom"). From 1789 to 1876. With a Preface by Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, and an Introductory Note by George Sturge, and S. Morley, Esq., M. P.

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