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Generous. - - A colored lady, recently a slave in Missouri, has had bequeathed to her a farm in Platte County valued at $6,000. Her old master is the generous donor. - St. Joseph Herald.
Who is this generous ex-master, we would fain present his name in connection with this Christian deed as a green oasis in the desert of prejudice of race, which slavery was creating, where whenever it had obtained a firm footing.
(Researcher's note: This news article may be referring to Violet Tolley, generally known as Violet Fleshman. She had been enslaved by Larkin Fleshman since about 1856 before she bought her freedom and that of her husband before President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. At his death Mr. Fleshman left her 80 acres of land, a residence on Fourth Street in Platte City, Missouri, and also personal property. Violet Tolley died on February 21, 1894.)Date(s) of Creation
11/20/1868
