What happened to the former slave who wrote his old master?
Jason Kottke went digging for information on Jourdon Anderson, a former slave who wrote to his old master, Colonel P.H. Anderson, after the latter requested Jourdon return to work on the Colonel’s farm. Kottke found a family tree and even managed to help get its ancestry.com profile updated. Both documents are worth reading. Start with the letter itself and then read the follow-up.
