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title: "buttercream-gang:\nsixpenceee:\n\nThe hand of a sea captain branded with the letters “S.S.’’ for slave stealer, as punishment for trying to help slaves escape from Florida to Massachusetts, 1845.\n\nMark of pride."
date: 2018-05-26 15:04:22 +00
tags: tumblr
---

![mirrored image from https://66.media.tumblr.com/1b5d696c095a1f10a9a12acefb152b92/tumblr_p4k606dsIJ1s1vn29o1_540.jpg without alt text, sorry](./174272788958.jpg)

[buttercream-gang](https://buttercream-gang.tumblr.com/post/171165821286/sixpenceee-the-hand-of-a-sea-captain-branded):

> [sixpenceee](http://sixpenceee.com/post/171165712594/the-hand-of-a-sea-captain-branded-with-the-letters):
> 
> > The hand of a sea captain branded with the letters “S.S.’’ for slave stealer, as punishment for trying to help slaves escape from Florida to Massachusetts, 1845.  
> 
> Mark of pride.

May 26th, 2018 8:04am