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Blind Billy Death Notice, Richmond Daily Dispatch (April 23, 1855)

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Richmond Daily Dispatch (April 23
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In this short item, published on April 23, 1855, The Richmond Daily Dispatch reports on the death of the African American fifer known as Blind Billy.

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Richmond Daily Dispatch (April 23

Blind Bill, a colored fifer in Lynchburg, well known in that town, died on Thursday morning last.

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APA Citation:
Richmond Daily Dispatch. Blind Billy Death Notice, Richmond Daily Dispatch (April 23, 1855). (2020, December 07). In Encyclopedia Virginia. https://encyclopediavirginia.org/entries/blind-billy-death-notice-richmond-daily-dispatch-april-23-1855.
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Richmond Daily Dispatch. "Blind Billy Death Notice, Richmond Daily Dispatch (April 23, 1855)" Encyclopedia Virginia. Virginia Humanities, (07 Dec. 2020). Web. 29 Nov. 2023
Last updated: 2020, December 07
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