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Leatherman

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Famous American vagabond of unknown and disputed identity

United StatesLived 1839 to 1889 · aged 50
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The Leatherman was a vagabond famous for his handmade leather suit of clothes who traveled through the northeastern United States on a regular circuit between the Connecticut River and the Hudson River from roughly 1857 to 1889.

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Entrance to the Leatherman Cave in Watertown, ConnecticutEntrance to the Leatherman Cave in Watertown, ConnecticutThe Tory's denThe Tory's denThe 2011 grave site with new headstone that reads "The Leatherman".The 2011 grave site with new headstone that reads "The Leatherman".

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The Leatherman was a vagabond famous for his handmade leather suit of clothes who traveled through the northeastern United States on a regular circuit between the Connecticut River and the Hudson River from roughly 1857 to 1889. Of unknown origin, he was thought to be French-Canadian because of his fluency in the French language, his "broken English", and the French-language prayer book found on his person after his death. His identity remains unknown and controversial. He walked a repeating 365-mile (587 km) route year after year, which took him through certain towns in western Connecticut and eastern New York, returning to each town roughly every 34 days.

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United States
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Lived 1839 to 1889 · aged 50
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