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Colonel P.H. Anderson wrote to Jourdon Anderson to request his return to the plantation in Tennessee, where Jourdon had been enslaved before escaping to freedom. Anderson sought to persuade Jourdon to come back and work for him, promising better treatment and wages. The letter highlights the complexities of post-Civil War relationships and the lingering expectations of former slaveholders. Jourdon's response, however, powerfully asserted his newfound autonomy and dignity, ultimately rejecting Anderson's overtures.

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