Slavery

Samuel E. Sewall writes to William Lloyd Garrison telling him that it is "important if you wish your lecture to be well attended" to place a notice in Boston newspapers. Sewall advises Garrison to contact the " More

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Samuel H. Fletcher writes to Amos A. Phelps about the state of religious sentiments in Bolton and vicinity. He says people in the region are beginning to be more favorably disposed towards orthodox principles. More

In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, Luther Lee discusses a minister position in an unnamed town (possibly Mendon). The town people want him to write to Phelps or Tillotson that they have a temporary person occupy More

In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, Isaac Gleason Porter says the books Phelps left at the Theological Seminary at New Haven have been packed up and sent to him. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, John McCurdy Strong Perry writes about a variety of topics, including a few personal businesses he took care of for Phelps, the state of affair at the New Haven Theological Sem More

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Chauncey Allen Goodrich writes to Amos A. Phelps about his efforts to comply with Phelps’s request. Goodrich is reviewing Dr. Wood’s letter to Dr. Taylor, and will send several copies of the review to Westborou More

A. C. Baldwin informs Amos A. Phelps that the Boston Association of ministers meets on Tuesday of the following week. He then discusses a controversy that is "making a noise among the Trusted of [Yale divinity More

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A. C. Baldwin writes to Amos A. Phelps that he mentioned Phelps to Mr. Beecher, who responded enthusiastically. Mr. Beecher suggested that Phelps give a sermon in Hopkinton in his place and perhaps move to Bost More

In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, George Jeffrey Tillotson requests further information concerning the parishes in the vicinity of Boston where pastors are needed and which Phelps mentioned to him. He relays so More

In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, Luther Lee discusses Miss Pettis’s spiritual progress. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

John Whitney writes to Amos A. Phelps about arrangements for Whitney to teach at a school in Hopkington upon Phelps's request. He writes, "Mr. Parker informed me that you was desirous of obtaining two teachers, More

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James K. Camp writes to Amos A. Phelps to request that he (Phelps) forward a few letters, a watch, and newspapers to his (Camp's) son, John, in Boston. Camp congratulates Phelps on his choice of work as well as More

An abolitionist print possibly engraved in 1830, but undocumented aside from the letterpress text which appears on an accompanying sheet. The text reads: "United States' slave trade, 1830. The Copper Plate from More

Elijah Fitch explains to A. A. Phelps the state of affairs with the Sunday school at Hopkinton. He wishes that Phelps would come as soon as possible to help improve the situation. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Samuel Lee writes to Amos A. Phelps to mediate between Phelps and a church in Hopkinton that wishes to obtain him as its minister. Lee says he mentioned to them that the salary was deficient, and that they are More

Simeon S. Jocelyn writes to William Lloyd Garrison mentioning the "disgraceful doings of our city" and the need to educate the public about "the necessity of improvement of the free colored people". He tells Ga More

Elijah Fitch writes to A. A. Phelps that Hopkinton parish still in in doubt with regard to a minister. The situation and general feelings of the people are not ideal. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Simeon S. Jocelyn declares that "Sweet Reliance now on God - holy fortitude and .. patient zeal must characterize our step in this majestic and glorious cause." He then More

Samuel Joseph may writes to William Lloyd Garrison asking why he did not stop in Brooklyn on his return, telling him that "I have looked for you every day for a fortnight." He tells Garrison he "wrote anew my S More

Lemuel Shattuck writes to unknown in regards to certifying that Theodore Parker has taught a district school in the town of Concord and received the full approbation of the school commitee. Courtesy of Boston P More

James Ballard writes to William Lloyd Garrison thanking him for his latest letter and assuring him that "anything [that] has dropped from your pen will always make it interesting." He discusses his friendship w 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

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

George Jeffrey Tillotson writes to Amos A. Phelps telling him about the passing of Tillotson's mother. Tillotson discusses the church and surroundings of Berlin, Connecticut, as well as the local society. He te More

Lydia White writes to William Lloyd Garrison sharing her desire to assist in "the support and circulation of the Liberator" and sending Garrison the names of four new subscribers, promising to "cheerfully embra More

In this typed copy of a letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Arthur Tappan describes a letter he received from a Charleston, South Carolina, "which stated that there had been much excitement there in consequence o More

In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Samuel Joseph May praises Garrison's "fearless, self-devoted spirit" in the antislavery cause and confesses that Garrison's "arguments and facts fully convinced my unde More

James Forten writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him the latest annual report from the [American] Colonization Society and discussing the Independence Day speech of John Quincy Adams. Forten says that he a More

In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, Nathaniel William Taylor says he is unable to visit Phelps as requested at present due to pressing duties and poor health. He says Phelps must work with his associates without More

George Jeffrey Tillotson writes to Amos A. Phelps telling him about the passing of Tillotson's mother. Tillotson discusses the church and surroundings of Berlin, Connecticut, as well as the local society. He te 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

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

George Cary writes to William Lloyd Garrison requesting that Garrison send a number of the Liberator to his residence in Cincinnati, Ohio. He declares the sentiments expressed in the Liberator "exactly accord w 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

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 letter to Amos A. Phelps, George Jeffrey Tillotson tells Phelps that he is "very pleasantly settled" in Brooklyn, Connecticut. He discusses the towns efforts to find a new school teacher and an executio 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

George Jeffrey Tillotson writes to Amos A. Phelps telling him about the passing of Tillotson's mother. Tillotson discusses the church and surroundings of Berlin, Connecticut, as well as the local society. He te 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

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

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

George Jeffrey Tillotson writes to Amos A. Phelps telling him about the passing of Tillotson's mother. Tillotson discusses the church and surroundings of Berlin, Connecticut, as well as the local society. He te More

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Arnold Buffum writes to William Lloyd Garrison describing his lecture delivered in "the large town Hall in Lowell" to what was "said to be the largest audience ever assembled there." Buffum reports that "we hav More

May says the American people must not submit to a slaveholding government. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

This poem is in the hand of Samuel May, but its author is unknown. The first two lines are, "We weep not for him, who having run / The bound of man's appointed years, at last." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

These notes are for an address at a meeting in Worcester which seems to have been in 1861, as there is reference to the firing on Fort Sumter. The envelope was originally addressed to Samuel Joseph May in Syrac More

A. A. Phelps writes to William Lloyd Garrison that he takes exception to [Oliver] Johnson’s remark that antislavery “has moved forward thus far not only without the aid, but against the combined influence of th More

May's apparent draft of a eulogy for Charles Calistus Burleigh is written on the inside of two opened envelopes. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Richard Davis Webb writes to [Mary Anne Estlin] in regards to his delay in collecting contributions to the Anti-Slavery Bazaar due to the approaching marriage of a sister of James Webb near Antrum, Ireland. He More

This manuscript, suspected to be written in the hand of Edward A. Phelps, the son of Amos A. Phelps, contains notes taken from the sermon preached at Orange Scott’s funeral. It states that Scot withdrew from th More

Clarke discusses the question of whether slaveholding is always a sin. On the reverse of Clarke's letter are extensive notes in the hand of Samuel May. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

This item contains bits and pieces of notes by Amos A. Phelps for his sermons. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

This item contains bits and pieces of notes by Amos A. Phelps for his sermons. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Theodore Parker writes to William Lloyd Garrison asking him to tell "Mr. Jackson & Capt[ain] Bearse that I can't go with the pleasant company tomorrow - I must attend a funeral." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Samuel Joseph May writes that the letter will be given to Garrison "by Mr. [Charles] Webber a worthy young man who is engaged to publish our paper and now goes to Bosto More

F.A. Kingsbury writes to Mary Weston a printed petition on abolishing slavery in Washington, D.C. The petition is incomplete. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, "A Slave Holder" insists that Garrison stop sending his newspaper, the Liberator, "to a female at the South whose rights you have trampled upon long enough .." The auth More

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May quotes from Wendell Phillips and others on the subject of aiding fugitive slaves. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Elijah Fitch writes to A. A. Phelps that his parish in Hopkinton is still in uncertainty in regard to securing a minister. He asks a number of questions related to the church politics. Among them is the questio More