Albert Hafner Letters
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Publication Date
7-9-1891
Abstract
Content warning: This letter contains racial slurs and mentions of racial violence. Digital Collections provides access to these materials to preserve the historical record, but we do not endorse the attitudes, prejudices, or behaviors found within them.
A letter from Albert Hafner to his fiancée Elizabeth Chandler in Massachusetts. He tells her about an incident in which his neighbor woke him to come apprehend a Black male trespasser from his home, and Hafner escorted the trespasser to a deputy of the law to avoid him being killed by angry neighbors. He cautions Chandler to be aware in her home and learn how to handle a firearm.
Keywords
Trespass, Racism, Firearms
Extent
8 pages
Geographic Location
Tarpon Springs (Fla.)
Physical Collection
Box
1
Folder
6
Language
English
Digital Date
2023
Media Type
Correspondence
Identifier
hafner_1054
Type
Book
Recommended Citation
Hafner, Albert, "Letter, Albert Hafner to Elizabeth Chandler, July 9, 1891" (1891). Albert Hafner Letters. 55.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/hafner/55
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