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Most of the slaves, who were thus unconditionally freed, returned without any solicitation to their former masters, to serve them, at stated wages; as free men. The work, which they now did, was found to better done than before.
Catharine Sedgwick
Born: December 28, 1789
Died: July 31, 1867 (aged 77)
Bio: Catharine Maria Sedgwick, was an American novelist of what is sometimes referred to as "domestic fiction". She promoted Republican motherhood.
Known for:
- Clarence: or, A tale of our own times (1822)
- Married Or Single? (1857)
- Letters from abroad to kindred at home (1841)