The Daily Dispatch: July 23, 1861., [Electronic resource], article 8

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A young woman in Boston, who was jealous of a female companion, recently gave her a preparation to remove freckles from her face. The unsuspecting girl used it, and to her horror the next morning found herself as copper colored as a Massachusetts nigger. The preparation was nitrate of silver.

The Daily Dispatch: July 23, 1861. Richmond Dispatch. 4 pages. by Cowardin & Hammersley. Richmond. July 23, 1861. microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mi : Proquest. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm.

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A young woman in Boston, who was jealous of a female companion, recently gave her a preparation to remove freckles from her face. The unsuspecting girl used it, and to her horror the next morning found herself as copper colored as a Massachusetts nigger. The preparation was nitrate of silver.