Autobiography of Rev. Francis Frederick of Virginia
Contributors: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project); University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library
Edition: Electronic ed.
Publisher: Academic Affairs Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chapel Hill, N.C.]
Language: eng
Subjects: African Americans; Biography; Slaves; Fugitive slaves; Religious life; Slavery; Plantation life; Underground Railroad; Slaves' writings, American
Other titles: North American slave narratives.
Description: Born in slavery in Fauquier County in Virginia, Francis Frederick spent the first twelve years of his life in Virginia, then his master moved to Kentucky. This account provides some details of plantation life in Kentucky, treatment of slaves, a slave wedding, Frederick's conversion to Christianity, escape on the underground railroad to Canada at the age of forty-six, learning to read, trip to Europe and places visited there, and his return to the United States to work with members of his race to educate them about God and help to improve their lives.
Notes: Title from electronic title page (viewed April 8, 2003)

This electronic edition has been transcribed from a microfilm supplied by The John Work Garret Library, Johns Hopkins University.

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Transcribed from microfilm of: Autobiography of Rev. Francis Frederick of Virginia. Baltimore : J.W. Woods, Printer, 1869. 40 p.

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