This letter, probably from Mary Elizabeth Fendall (according to dealer information accompanying the letter), describes the 1835 Snow Riot, a racially motivated riot in Washington DC in which young white men attacked and destroyed property belonging to Beverly Snow and other African-Americans in the city.
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This letter, probably from Mary Elizabeth Fendall (according to dealer information accompanying the letter), describes the 1835 Snow Riot, a racially motivated riot in Washington DC in which young white men attacked and destroyed property belonging to Beverly Snow and other African-Americans in the city.
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