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Behind the scenes, or, Thirty years a slave and four years in the White House

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Title	Behind the scenes, or, Thirty years a slave and four years in the White House
Creator	Keckley, Elizabeth
Publisher	G.W. Carleton & Co.
Place of Publication	New York
Date	1868
Language	eng
Type	Books/Pamphlets

Title	00000228
Type	Books/Pamphlets
Transcript	Behind tlie Scenes. 223 ever here before. She came in an open carriage, with a black woman for an attendant." " It may be the wife of one of Johnson's new secretaries. Do go down, Mrs. Keckley," exclaimed my work-girls in a chorus. I went below, and on entering the parlor, a plainly dressed lady rose to her feet, and asked : " Is this the dressmaker ?" " Yes, I am a dressmaker." " Mrs. Keckley ? " "Yes." " Mrs. Lincoln's former dressmaker, were you not ?" " Yes, I worked for Mrs. Lincoln." " Are you very busy now ?" " Very, indeed." " Can you do anything for me ?" " That depends upon what is to be done, and when it is to be done." " Well, say one dress now, and several others a few weeks later."

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