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Catherine Slattery (Griffith )
Birth: 1824
Death: 5-16-1906
Nickname: Kate
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Sister of abolitionist and Poet Martha ('Mattie') Griffith Browne. Catherine and her sister inherited 6 enslaved people from their father Thomas Griffith after he passed away, despite both Catherine and her sister abhorring slavery. So, they sought to finance the emancipation and freedom of the slaves they inherited, despite Martha Griffith Browne being vilified in the south after the publication of her first abolitionist novel. Citations
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Biography: Sister of abolitionist and Poet Martha ('Mattie') Griffith Browne. Catherine and her sister inherited 6 enslaved people from their father Thomas Griffith after he passed away, despite both Catherine and her sister abhorring slavery. So, they sought to finance the emancipation and freedom of the slaves they inherited, despite Martha Griffith Browne being vilified in the south after the publication of her first abolitionist novel.
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Citation Type: Journal ArticleJournal or Newspaper Title: Mattie Griffith Browne (1828-1906)Year: 2017Citation Notes: URL: https://wckyhistory-genealogy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Jerry20Long20-20Browne2C20Mattie20Griffith20281828-190629.pdf
Biography
Sister of abolitionist and Poet Martha ('Mattie') Griffith Browne. Catherine and her sister inherited 6 enslaved people from their father Thomas Griffith after he passed away, despite both Catherine and her sister abhorring slavery. So, they sought to finance the emancipation and freedom of the slaves they inherited, despite Martha Griffith Browne being vilified in the south after the publication of her first abolitionist novel. Citations
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Biography:
Sister of abolitionist and Poet Martha ('Mattie') Griffith Browne. Catherine and her sister inherited 6 enslaved people from their father Thomas Griffith after he passed away, despite both Catherine and her sister abhorring slavery. So, they sought to finance the emancipation and freedom of the slaves they inherited, despite Martha Griffith Browne being vilified in the south after the publication of her first abolitionist novel.
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Citation Type:
Journal Article
Journal or Newspaper Title:
Mattie Griffith Browne (1828-1906)
Year:
2017
Citation Notes:
URL: https://wckyhistory-genealogy.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Jerry20Long20-20Browne2C20Mattie20Griffith20281828-190629.pdf