Amanda Foster (1806/7–1904) moved from being a household help at eight years of age to stewardess on a Hudson river steamship at fourteen. She obtained 'free negro' papers when traveling south, which she took a great risk in lending to a slave girl to allow her to escape to the north.
15 June 2014
Amanda Foster, Sleepy Hollow, NY
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Foster (Amanda),
Sleepy Hollow (NY)
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