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John Lewis was a Quaker missionary during the Civil War in Union-occupied Williamsburg, Virginia who taught newly emancipated children.
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John Lewis letter, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.
Envelope and letter written by John Lewis, a Quaker missionary teacher of formerly enslaved children, to "folks at home," [H. Lewis] of Shaler's Mills, Knox County, Ohio.
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