thanks to billy the barber. ironically, it was because connection with the port of new orleans and the efforts of several immigrants that the great emancipator freed one of the first people of color, john shelby, in one of billy the barber's fellow african-american barbers while traveling in new orleans in 1856 who found the same hostility that billy had found. not having the proper papers, he was arrested and imprisoned. somehow, shelby may contact with a springfield raised new orleans attorney by the name of benjamin jonas. shelby suggested that he contact a prominent lawyer back home in illinois whose influence might help him get released. the lawyer recognize the name abraham lincoln because he was a friend of jonas's father, a man by the name of abraham jonas was one of the first jewish settlers in and around springfield, illinois. word spread upriver to his mother and to lincoln. mr. lincoln was very much moved , wrote one of his early biographers, and requested that he go to the statehouse and inquire of g

thanks to billy the barber. ironically, it was through lincoln's connection with the port of new orleans and the efforts of several immigrants that the great emancipator freed one of the first people of color. john shelby. a freed black and one of the fellow african-american barbers in springfield while traveling in new orleans in 1856 found the same hostility that floorville had found. not having the proper papers, shelby was arrested and imprisoned. somehow shelby made contact with a springfield raised new orleans now attorney by the name of benjamin jonas. and shelby suggested to jonas that he contact a prominent lawyer back home in illinois whose influence might help him get released. jonas, the lawyer, recognized the name abraham lincoln because lincoln was a friend of jonas' father. a man by the name of abraham jonas, who was one of the first jewish settlers in and around springfield, illinois. word spread upriver to shelby's mother and then to lincoln. mr. lincoln was very much moved, wrote one of lincoln'

thanks to billy the barber. ironically, it was through lincoln's connection with the port of new orleans and the efforts of several immigrants that the great emancipator freed one of the first people of color. john shelby. a freed black and one of the fellow african-american barbers in springfield while traveling in new orleans in 1856 found the same hostility that fleurville had found. not having the proper papers, shelby was arrested and imprisoned. somehow shelby made contact with a springfield raised new orleans now attorney by the name of benjamin jonas. and shelby suggested to jonas that he contact a prominent lawyer back home in illinois whose influence might help him get released. jonas, the lawyer, recognized the name abraham lincoln because lincoln was a friend of jonas' father. a man by the name of abraham jonas, who was one of the first jewish settlers in and around springfield, illinois. word spread upriver to shelby's mother and then to lincoln. mr. lincoln was very much moved, wrote one of lincoln'

first learned of the situation in haiti, heck, he probably first learned about haiti through billy the barber. and the conditions that billy had told him when the men first met in 1831. coincidentally maybe, ironically maybe, three decades later, president abraham lincoln established diplomatic relations with the independent caribbean nation of haiti. thanks to billy the barber. he freed one of the first people of color, john shelby, a free black and one of floorville's african barbers in springfield while travging in now or leans in 1956 in 1856, found the same hostility that floorville had found. not having the proper papers, shelby was arrested and imprisoned. somehow, shelby made contact with a springfield raised new orleans now attorney by the name benjamin jonas. and shelby suggested to jonas that he contact a prominent lawyer back home in illinois whose influence might help him get released. jonas, the lawyer, recognized the name, abraham lincoln because lincoln was a friend of jonas' father. a man by the name of abraham jonas who was one of the first jewish settlers in and around spri