Historical Case File: Case File 3463/98 [Frazier Baker]
Subject
Frazier Baker
Title
Historical Case File: Case File 3463/98 [Frazier Baker]
Date
c. 1898
Type
Historical Case File
Description
The National Archives provides a historical case file on the 1898 federal investigation of the murder of Frazier Baker - the first Black postmaster in Lake City, South Carolina - and his one year old daughter by a group of armed White men. The case file contains both typed and handwritten letters, resolutions, and petitions related to the incident from various sources- Lake City citizens, the Office of the Attorney General, and the President of the United States.
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Publisher
The National Archives
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Citation
“Historical Case File: Case File 3463/98 [Frazier Baker],” Project Reconstruction, accessed May 7, 2024, https://projectreconstructionus.com/items/show/855.