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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.
Thomas Bailey Aldrich
Born: November 11, 1836
Died: March 19, 1907 (aged 70)
Bio: Thomas Bailey Aldrich was an American literary figure notable for his long editorship of The Atlantic, during which he published works by Charles Chesnutt and for his poetry, including "The Unguarded Gates."
Known for:
- The Story of a Bad Boy (1869)
- The Stillwater Tragedy (1880)
- An Old Town by the Sea (1874)
- Ponkapog Papers (1903)
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