Simeon S. Jocelyn writes to William Lloyd Garrison telling him he is "anxious" to receive the Liberator and thinks he "may to some extent promote its circulation here" with the help of I.L. Cross. He says he wa More
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, James Forten sends him "two numbers of the Pennsylvania Inquirer, containing some strictures on the repeal of the Marriage Law in Massachusetts." He criticizes the auth More
Ellis Gray Loring writes to William Lloyd Garrison informing him that he was "by an unanimous vote, elected a member of the Franklin Debating Society." Loring continues to state that the next meeting will be "p More
In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, James Allwood Smith says he is enclosing the money for his part of the expenses incurred in Andover. He says he has preached in Great Falls, but is unsure as for the future pla More
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, James Forten sends him "two numbers of the Pennsylvania Inquirer, containing some strictures on the repeal of the Marriage Law in Massachusetts." He criticizes the auth More
James Forten writes to William Lloyd Garrison telling him "the Liberator is highly valued here by all who have had opportunity to judge of it and others who have already heard of it are very anxious to peruse i More
Proceedings of a meeting held for the Mendon (Mass.) Ecclesiastical Council for the purpose of deciding the propriety of ordaining Mr. John M.S. [Mccurdy Strong] Perry to preach the gospel and "of assisting in More
Samuel Joseph May writes to William Lloyd Garrison asking what he is "doing in the great cause you have espoused and with what success." May reports that "slavery has been the topic of frequent conversations" i More
In this typed copy of a letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Arthur Tappan sends Garrison $100 "to be applied to the distribution of your paper to the leading men in our country." He also encourages Garrison to us More
In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, Asa T. Hopkins expresses his willingness to be removed from his current position and move to a new one as long it can help him with his current financial problem. He asks Phelp More
In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, Asa T. Hopkins expresses his discontent for a certain unnamed person. He writes that he cannot say anything about “the idea of my leaving Pawtucket for another situation until More
Ralph Randolph Gurley begins the letter: "As you have given publication in your paper on the 23'd of July & of the 13th of August to certain statements in regard to myself which are untrue. I trust you will do More
In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, John McCurdy Strong Perry explains the situation in relation to Phelps’s request to have the Spectator sent to him. He also discusses his future plan, and relays news around th More
William Mason Cornell writes to Amos A. Phelps to inquire about the possibility of Cornell to work for the City Missionary Society, Union Missionary society, or an antislavery society. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Robert Dale Owen writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him "a pamphlet now very rare if not altogether out of print," that belonged to his father, Robert Owen. He tells Garrison that "Though differing on the More
Samuel Joseph May writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him money to pay for the Liberator and commenting that it was best Garrison did not come to Brooklyn to lecture, as May had requested, because the "roa More
In this typed copy of a letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Francis Wayland explains his reasons for requesting Garrison stop sending him the Liberator. Wayland states that while he "believe[s] as strongly as any More
In this typed copy of a letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Arthur Tappan acknowledges the receipt of Garrison's last letter and says that Garrison's explanation about copies of the Liberator appearing in Charles More
Lydia White writes to William Lloyd Garrison after hearing "that the people of Boston and New Hampshire are becoming uneasy with using the produce of slave labor". She regrets, "that we have not a full supply a More
In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, Nathaniel William Taylor says that, because of the current excitement on the issue of abolitionism in the area, a considerable member of the most influential members of the par More
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Simeon S. Jocelyn asks Garrison to send him copies of his "Address to the People of Color" for him to sell in New Haven, asking, "Why cannot thousands of them be sold i More
Lydia White writes to William Lloyd Garrison after hearing "that the people of Boston and New Hampshire are becoming uneasy with using the produce of slave labor". She regrets, "that we have not a full supply a More
Charles Wheeler Denison apologizes for not having done more for the slave and the abolitionist cause. Denison first heard of William Lloyd Garrison through Prentice, "late of the Hartford Review." Denison has f More
James Forten writes to William Lloyd Garrison telling him "the Liberator is highly valued here by all who have had opportunity to judge of it and others who have already heard of it are very anxious to peruse i More
Samuel Joseph May writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him "eight pages more of my sermon." He explains that he has enlarged it since it was delivered in Boston and has preached this newer sermon to his con More
James Forten writes to William Lloyd Garrison pleased that Garrison "is still urging onward unintimidated by the many threats of personal violence from the South." He discusses the Southern hatred for the Liber More
James Forten writes to William Lloyd Garrison regretting that "Mrs. Stansbury of Trenton, N[ew] Jersey has presented 1,000 dollars to the Colonization Society" when the funds could be better used to encourage " More
Harriet Winslow Sewall regrets not having been inspired to write anything suitable for the Liberty Bell. She encloses a "trifle which may assist in the bodily development of the little book tho' I cannot contri More