Elldridge, Eleanor. Memoirs of Eleanor Elldridge. Engraved woodcut frontispiece of Elldridge with a broom. 16mo, original cloth-backed marbled paper covered boards; printed label up spine; tips and label rubbed; tide mark along bottom margin; paper

Elldridge, Eleanor. Memoirs of Eleanor Elldridge. Engraved woodcut frontispiece of Elldridge with a broom. 16mo, original cloth-backed marbled paper covered boards; printed label up spine; tips and label rubbed; tide mark along bottom margin; paper evenly browned. Providence Albro, 1843 E250-350 Second Edition. A notable book published by the women of Providence for the benefit of Elldridge after her property was seized in an unfair business transaction. Actually written from dictation by Frances Harriet Whipple. Eildridge's grandfather was an African slave and her father given his freedom for distinguished service during the American Revolution.