19th century antislavery movements

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Letter from Elizur Timothy Washburn, Hatford, [Connecticut], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1827 August 4th

Letter from Elizur Timothy Washburn, Hatford, [Connecticut], to Amos A...

Elizur Timothy Washburn writes to Amos A. Phelps about his duties as a school teacher for the Deaf and Dumb in Hartford. He describes the conditions of religion in the surrounding towns, stating "There are revi... More

Letter from Elizur Timothy Washburn, Hatford, [Connecticut], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1827 August 4th

Letter from Elizur Timothy Washburn, Hatford, [Connecticut], to Amos A...

Elizur Timothy Washburn writes to Amos A. Phelps about his duties as a school teacher for the Deaf and Dumb in Hartford. He describes the conditions of religion in the surrounding towns, stating "There are revi... More

Letter from Elizur Timothy Washburn, Hatford, [Connecticut], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1827 August 4th

Letter from Elizur Timothy Washburn, Hatford, [Connecticut], to Amos A...

Elizur Timothy Washburn writes to Amos A. Phelps about his duties as a school teacher for the Deaf and Dumb in Hartford. He describes the conditions of religion in the surrounding towns, stating "There are revi... More

Letter from Elizur Timothy Washburn, Hatford, [Connecticut], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1827 August 4th

Letter from Elizur Timothy Washburn, Hatford, [Connecticut], to Amos A...

Elizur Timothy Washburn writes to Amos A. Phelps about his duties as a school teacher for the Deaf and Dumb in Hartford. He describes the conditions of religion in the surrounding towns, stating "There are revi... More

Letter from James Ballard, Bennington, [Vermont], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1831 Jan[uar]y 10

Letter from James Ballard, Bennington, [Vermont], to William Lloyd Gar...

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

Letter from Harriet Beecher Stowe to Mrs. Parke

Letter from Harriet Beecher Stowe to Mrs. Parke

[Harriet Beecher Stowe] writes to Mrs. Parke in regards to her next installment of "The Ministers Wooing." She writes inviting Mrs. Park and the Professor to come and listen to a reading because she has introdu... More

Letter from Harriet Beecher Stowe to Mrs. Parke

Letter from Harriet Beecher Stowe to Mrs. Parke

[Harriet Beecher Stowe] writes to Mrs. Parke in regards to her next installment of "The Ministers Wooing." She writes inviting Mrs. Park and the Professor to come and listen to a reading because she has introdu... More

Letter from Harriet Beecher Stowe to Mrs. Parke

Letter from Harriet Beecher Stowe to Mrs. Parke

[Harriet Beecher Stowe] writes to Mrs. Parke in regards to her next installment of "The Ministers Wooing." She writes inviting Mrs. Park and the Professor to come and listen to a reading because she has introdu... More

Letter from Harriet Beecher Stowe to Mrs. Parke

Letter from Harriet Beecher Stowe to Mrs. Parke

[Harriet Beecher Stowe] writes to Mrs. Parke in regards to her next installment of "The Ministers Wooing." She writes inviting Mrs. Park and the Professor to come and listen to a reading because she has introdu... More

Fragment by Samuel May, anti-slavery movement

Fragment by Samuel May, anti-slavery movement

This fragment, labeled, "Plain Language," appears to be an extract from an anti-slavery sermon. The fragment is written on the reverse of other notes by May, which have been crossed out. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Letter from Lucretia Mott to William Lloyd Garrison

Letter from Lucretia Mott to William Lloyd Garrison

In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Lucretia Mott has copied a letter that was sent from Charles Calistus Burleigh to her son-in-law, Edward Morris Davis. Burleigh eulogizes the life of Garrison's brother... More

Fragment by Samuel May, anti-slavery movement

Fragment by Samuel May, anti-slavery movement

This fragment, labeled, "Plain Language," appears to be an extract from an anti-slavery sermon. The fragment is written on the reverse of other notes by May, which have been crossed out. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Letter from Lester Anson Miller, Windsor, [Vt.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Sept[ember] 5th 1832

Letter from Lester Anson Miller, Windsor, [Vt.], to William Lloyd Garr...

Lester Anson Miller thanks William Lloyd Garrison for the "favor" of his last letter, and declares his perpetual happiness to receive correspondence from Garrison provided that it does not impose upon time that... More

Letter from Theodore Dwight Weld, [Cincinnati, Ohio], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1833 Sept[ember] 17th

Letter from Theodore Dwight Weld, [Cincinnati, Ohio], to Amos Augustus...

Theodore Dwight Weld writes to Amos A. Phelps about Lane Seminary member's attitudes towards slavery. He writes, "Our theological professors are exceedingly anxious to keep us from bringing up the subject to di... More

Letter from Theodore Dwight Weld, [Cincinnati, Ohio], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1833 Sept[ember] 17th

Letter from Theodore Dwight Weld, [Cincinnati, Ohio], to Amos Augustus...

Theodore Dwight Weld writes to Amos A. Phelps about Lane Seminary member's attitudes towards slavery. He writes, "Our theological professors are exceedingly anxious to keep us from bringing up the subject to di... More

Letter from Theodore Dwight Weld, [Cincinnati, Ohio], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1833 Sept[ember] 17th

Letter from Theodore Dwight Weld, [Cincinnati, Ohio], to Amos Augustus...

Theodore Dwight Weld writes to Amos A. Phelps about Lane Seminary member's attitudes towards slavery. He writes, "Our theological professors are exceedingly anxious to keep us from bringing up the subject to di... More

Letter from Ellis Gray Loring to William Lloyd Garrison, [1833]

Letter from Ellis Gray Loring to William Lloyd Garrison, [1833]

Ellis Gray Loring writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him money to add to the subscription of "W[illia]m Hadley's paper, - & thus make myself a life member of the A[nti] S[lavery] Soc[iet]y." Courtesy of B... More

Letter from Ellis Gray Loring to William Lloyd Garrison, [1833]

Letter from Ellis Gray Loring to William Lloyd Garrison, [1833]

Ellis Gray Loring writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him money to add to the subscription of "W[illia]m Hadley's paper, - & thus make myself a life member of the A[nti] S[lavery] Soc[iet]y." Courtesy of B... More

Letter from Theodore Dwight Weld, [Cincinnati, Ohio], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1833 Sept[ember] 17th

Letter from Theodore Dwight Weld, [Cincinnati, Ohio], to Amos Augustus...

Theodore Dwight Weld writes to Amos A. Phelps about Lane Seminary member's attitudes towards slavery. He writes, "Our theological professors are exceedingly anxious to keep us from bringing up the subject to di... More

Letter from Erastus Brooks, Haverhill, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1834 Sept[ember] 26

Letter from Erastus Brooks, Haverhill, [Massachusetts], to William Llo...

In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Erastus Brooks describes how he has denied "one of the many scandalous libels which ingratitude and calumny has heaped upon you." Brooks details how he refuted a claim ... More

Letter from Louis O. Cowan, Augusta, [Maine], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1834 June 21

Letter from Louis O. Cowan, Augusta, [Maine], to William Lloyd Garriso...

Louis O. Cowan writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him five dollars to pay for his Liberator subscription and for copies of Garrison's "Thoughts on African Colonization." Cowan celebrates "the unexampled s... More

Letter from Louis O. Cowan, Augusta, [Maine], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1834 June 21

Letter from Louis O. Cowan, Augusta, [Maine], to William Lloyd Garriso...

Louis O. Cowan writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him five dollars to pay for his Liberator subscription and for copies of Garrison's "Thoughts on African Colonization." Cowan celebrates "the unexampled s... More

Letter from Francis Alexander, Boston, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1834 Sept[ember] 24th

Letter from Francis Alexander, Boston, [Massachusetts], to William Llo...

In this receipt sent to William Lloyd, Francis Alexander records $65 "in part payment for Miss [Prudence] Crandall's portrait." Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Letter from Louis O. Cowan, Augusta, [Maine], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1834 June 21

Letter from Louis O. Cowan, Augusta, [Maine], to William Lloyd Garriso...

Louis O. Cowan writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him five dollars to pay for his Liberator subscription and for copies of Garrison's "Thoughts on African Colonization." Cowan celebrates "the unexampled s... More

Letter from Erastus Brooks, Haverhill, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1834 Sept[ember] 26

Letter from Erastus Brooks, Haverhill, [Massachusetts], to William Llo...

In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Erastus Brooks describes how he has denied "one of the many scandalous libels which ingratitude and calumny has heaped upon you." Brooks details how he refuted a claim ... More

Letter from William P. Weeks, Canaan, [New Hampshire], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1834 Aug[ust] 5th

Letter from William P. Weeks, Canaan, [New Hampshire], to Amos Augustu...

William P. Weeks writes to Amos A. Phelps regarding reports concerning Phelps which have reached Canaan. He asks Phelps why he did not see him when he was in Concord. He would have called upon him and welcomed ... More

Letter from Erastus Brooks, Haverhill, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1834 Sept[ember] 26

Letter from Erastus Brooks, Haverhill, [Massachusetts], to William Llo...

In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Erastus Brooks describes how he has denied "one of the many scandalous libels which ingratitude and calumny has heaped upon you." Brooks details how he refuted a claim ... More

Letter from Erastus Brooks, Haverhill, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1834 Sept[ember] 26

Letter from Erastus Brooks, Haverhill, [Massachusetts], to William Llo...

In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Erastus Brooks describes how he has denied "one of the many scandalous libels which ingratitude and calumny has heaped upon you." Brooks details how he refuted a claim ... More

Letter from Louis O. Cowan, Augusta, [Maine], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1834 June 21

Letter from Louis O. Cowan, Augusta, [Maine], to William Lloyd Garriso...

Louis O. Cowan writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him five dollars to pay for his Liberator subscription and for copies of Garrison's "Thoughts on African Colonization." Cowan celebrates "the unexampled s... More

Letter from George W. Collier, Cohasset, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1835 Jan[uar]y 27th

Letter from George W. Collier, Cohasset, [Massachusetts], to William L...

George W. Collier writes to William Lloyd Garrison introducing him to "Levi N. Bates who is a firm friend & advocate of immediate emancipation." He also says "that the question, 'Is immedaite emancipation the b... More

Letter from George W. Collier, Cohasset, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1835 Jan[uar]y 27th

Letter from George W. Collier, Cohasset, [Massachusetts], to William L...

George W. Collier writes to William Lloyd Garrison introducing him to "Levi N. Bates who is a firm friend & advocate of immediate emancipation." He also says "that the question, 'Is immedaite emancipation the b... More

Letter from Sophia Davenport, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania], to Anne Warren Weston, 1836 May 28

Letter from Sophia Davenport, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania], to Anne Wa...

Sophia Davenport writes to Anne Warren Weston in regards to thanking her for her gift of a publication. She wishes to subscribe to the Liberator, and asks Anne to purchase for her George Thompson's lectures and... More

Letter from Lucy M. Ball, Boston, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp, 1836 Jan[uary] 19

Letter from Lucy M. Ball, Boston, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Ga...

Lucy M. Ball writes to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp reporting that at the quarterly meeting of the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society it was voted that $20 "be forwarded to you as a remuneration of yo... More

Letter from Mary Grew, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1836 Sept[ember] 9th

Letter from Mary Grew, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania], to Maria Weston C...

Mary Grew writes to Maria Weston Chapman in response to Maria's proposal to the Philadelphia female anti-slavery society. She discusses the time and location of where the next convention should be held. She tha... More

Letter from Elizur Wright, New York, to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1836 Feb[ruary] 7

Letter from Elizur Wright, New York, to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1836 Feb...

Elizur Wright Jr. writes to Amos A. Phelps questioning whether Mr. Twining is fit to be an agent. He asks Phelps to let him know by next month. He also requests suggestions for an editor for the weekly paper in... More

Letter from Sophia Davenport, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania], to Anne Warren Weston, 1836 May 28

Letter from Sophia Davenport, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania], to Anne Wa...

Sophia Davenport writes to Anne Warren Weston in regards to thanking her for her gift of a publication. She wishes to subscribe to the Liberator, and asks Anne to purchase for her George Thompson's lectures and... More

Letter from Mary Grew, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1836 Sept[ember] 9th

Letter from Mary Grew, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania], to Maria Weston C...

Mary Grew writes to Maria Weston Chapman in response to Maria's proposal to the Philadelphia female anti-slavery society. She discusses the time and location of where the next convention should be held. She tha... More

Letter from Sophia Davenport, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania], to Anne Warren Weston, 1836 May 28

Letter from Sophia Davenport, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania], to Anne Wa...

Sophia Davenport writes to Anne Warren Weston in regards to thanking her for her gift of a publication. She wishes to subscribe to the Liberator, and asks Anne to purchase for her George Thompson's lectures and... More

Letter from Sophia Davenport, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania], to Anne Warren Weston, 1836 May 28

Letter from Sophia Davenport, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania], to Anne Wa...

Sophia Davenport writes to Anne Warren Weston in regards to thanking her for her gift of a publication. She wishes to subscribe to the Liberator, and asks Anne to purchase for her George Thompson's lectures and... More

Letter from Mary Grew, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1836 Sept[ember] 9th

Letter from Mary Grew, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania], to Maria Weston C...

Mary Grew writes to Maria Weston Chapman in response to Maria's proposal to the Philadelphia female anti-slavery society. She discusses the time and location of where the next convention should be held. She tha... More

Letter from Lucy M. Ball, Boston, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp, 1836 Jan[uary] 19

Letter from Lucy M. Ball, Boston, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Ga...

Lucy M. Ball writes to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp reporting that at the quarterly meeting of the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society it was voted that $20 "be forwarded to you as a remuneration of yo... More

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, South Scituate, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1837 Dec[ember] 18

Letter from Samuel Joseph May, South Scituate, [Massachusetts], to Wil...

Samuel Joseph May writes to William Lloyd Garrison informing him he expects to visit Boston for a few days in January. He then shares his dissapointment that "the anti slavery cause is to me more gloomy and unp... More

Letter from Elizur Wright, New York, [New York], to Maria Weston, 1837 Sept[ember] 15

Letter from Elizur Wright, New York, [New York], to Maria Weston, 1837...

Elizur Wright Jr. writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to not taking the defection of James Trask Woodbury and Charles Fitch so seriously. He doesn't think that Garrison and [Amos A.] Phelps should have pu... More

Letter from Elizur Wright, New York, [New York], to Maria Weston, 1837 Sept[ember] 15

Letter from Elizur Wright, New York, [New York], to Maria Weston, 1837...

Elizur Wright Jr. writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to not taking the defection of James Trask Woodbury and Charles Fitch so seriously. He doesn't think that Garrison and [Amos A.] Phelps should have pu... More

Letter from Elizur Wright, New York, [New York], to Maria Weston, 1837 Sept[ember] 15

Letter from Elizur Wright, New York, [New York], to Maria Weston, 1837...

Elizur Wright Jr. writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to not taking the defection of James Trask Woodbury and Charles Fitch so seriously. He doesn't think that Garrison and [Amos A.] Phelps should have pu... More

Letter from Elizur Wright, New York, [New York], to Maria Weston, 1837 Sept[ember] 15

Letter from Elizur Wright, New York, [New York], to Maria Weston, 1837...

Elizur Wright Jr. writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to not taking the defection of James Trask Woodbury and Charles Fitch so seriously. He doesn't think that Garrison and [Amos A.] Phelps should have pu... More

Letter from Elizur Wright, New York, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1837 Oct[ober] 10

Letter from Elizur Wright, New York, [New York], to William Lloyd Garr...

Elizur Wright, Jr. writes to William Lloyd Garrison asking for "a pledge to use your pen in the Quarterly" and telling him to respond "by mail - a monosyllable of three letters will do." He promises it will not... More

Receipt from Amos Augustus Phelps, Boston, to Henry Grafton Chapman, Jan. 22. 1838

Receipt from Amos Augustus Phelps, Boston, to Henry Grafton Chapman, J...

A receipt written by A.A. Phelps to Henry G. Chapman for $100, on account of salary from the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Letter from Salem Female Anti-slavery Society, Salem, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1838 January 4

Letter from Salem Female Anti-slavery Society, Salem, [Massachusetts],...

Writing on behalf of the Salem Female Anti-Slavery Society, Lydia L. Dodge informs William Lloyd Garrison that the Society voted $25 "to aid him as Editor of the Liberator." Dodge explains that the gift is "a t... More

Letter from Luther Wright, Woburn, [Massachusetts], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1838 May 4

Letter from Luther Wright, Woburn, [Massachusetts], to Amos Augustus P...

Luther Wright writes to Amos A. Phelps regarding his inability to raise funds for Phelps. He writes of reports that circulated about him at the last anti- slavery meeting that "are absolutely false, having not ... More

Letter from Luther Wright, Woburn, [Massachusetts], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1838 May 4

Letter from Luther Wright, Woburn, [Massachusetts], to Amos Augustus P...

Luther Wright writes to Amos A. Phelps regarding his inability to raise funds for Phelps. He writes of reports that circulated about him at the last anti- slavery meeting that "are absolutely false, having not ... More

Letter from Jonathan Ward, Plymouth, Massachusetts, to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1838 September 11th

Letter from Jonathan Ward, Plymouth, Massachusetts, to Amos Augustus P...

Jonathan Ward writes Amos A. Phelps suggesting that agents of the society who are able to preach be permitted to do so in places where preaching is needed. He describes controversy in some of the churches in Pl... More

Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, London, [England], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1839 [October 26]

Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, London, [England], to Maria Weston...

Elizabeth Pease Nichol writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to taking advantage of the return of Charles Folson and giving him her pamphlets from the British India press. She thanks her for sending "Right ... More

Letter from Charles Turner Torrey, Salem, [Mass.], to Amos Augustus Phelps, [1839] March 21st

Letter from Charles Turner Torrey, Salem, [Mass.], to Amos Augustus Ph...

Charles Turner Torrey writes to Amos A. Phelps challenging him to answer "In one word .. why the Am[erican]. A[nti] S[lavery] Society ceased to support Hiram Wilson & the schools among the runaways in Canada?" ... More

Letter from Charles Turner Torrey, Salem, [Mass.], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1839 July 22nd

Letter from Charles Turner Torrey, Salem, [Mass.], to Amos Augustus Ph...

Charles Turner Torrey writes to Amos A. Phelps stating, "The die is cast and I yesterday announced to my people my determination to leave Salem immediately." Torrey says he wants to attend the "National Convent... More

Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, London, [England], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1839 [October 26]

Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, London, [England], to Maria Weston...

Elizabeth Pease Nichol writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to taking advantage of the return of Charles Folson and giving him her pamphlets from the British India press. She thanks her for sending "Right ... More

Letter from Nathaniel Peabody Rogers, Concord, [Massachusetts], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1839 Oct[ober] 25

Letter from Nathaniel Peabody Rogers, Concord, [Massachusetts], to Mar...

Nathaniel Peabody Rogers writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to thanking her for sending "Right and Wrong in Massachusetts" to him. He tried to write something for "Liberty Bell" but has been feeling sick... More

Letter from Theodore Parker, [Boston, Massachusetts], to Convers Francis, 1839 Feb[ruary] 9

Letter from Theodore Parker, [Boston, Massachusetts], to Convers Franc...

Theodore Parker writes to Convers Francis in regards to a bible passage comparing the pre-existence of souls to that of Jesus Christ. He discusses the difference between the classical view and the lexical view ... More

Letter from Charles Turner Torrey, Salem, [Mass.], to Amos Augustus Phelps, [1839] March 21st

Letter from Charles Turner Torrey, Salem, [Mass.], to Amos Augustus Ph...

Charles Turner Torrey writes to Amos A. Phelps challenging him to answer "In one word .. why the Am[erican]. A[nti] S[lavery] Society ceased to support Hiram Wilson & the schools among the runaways in Canada?" ... More

Letter from Elizabeth Niles, Abington, [Massachusetts], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1839 Aug[ust] 23

Letter from Elizabeth Niles, Abington, [Massachusetts], to Maria Westo...

Elizabeth Niles writes to Maria Weston Chapman sending a small sum of money raised to purchase materials to be made into articles for the anti-slavery fair. She and her sisters want to visit her and "take instr... More

Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, London, [England], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1839 [October 26]

Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, London, [England], to Maria Weston...

Elizabeth Pease Nichol writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to taking advantage of the return of Charles Folson and giving him her pamphlets from the British India press. She thanks her for sending "Right ... More

Letter from Charles Turner Torrey, Salem, [Mass.], to Amos Augustus Phelps, [1839] March 21st

Letter from Charles Turner Torrey, Salem, [Mass.], to Amos Augustus Ph...

Charles Turner Torrey writes to Amos A. Phelps challenging him to answer "In one word .. why the Am[erican]. A[nti] S[lavery] Society ceased to support Hiram Wilson & the schools among the runaways in Canada?" ... More

Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, London, [England], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1839 [October 26]

Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, London, [England], to Maria Weston...

Elizabeth Pease Nichol writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to taking advantage of the return of Charles Folson and giving him her pamphlets from the British India press. She thanks her for sending "Right ... More

Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, [Boston, Massachusetts], to Anne Warren Weston, [1840] Sept[ember] 27

Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, [Boston, Massachusetts], to Anne W...

Elizabeth Pease Nichol writes to Anne Warren Weston in regards to her stay at Ilkley and how she has been undergoing the "cold water system" which has considerably benefited her health but it has not done much ... More

Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, [Boston, Massachusetts], to Anne Warren Weston, [1840] Sept[ember] 27

Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, [Boston, Massachusetts], to Anne W...

Elizabeth Pease Nichol writes to Anne Warren Weston in regards to her stay at Ilkley and how she has been undergoing the "cold water system" which has considerably benefited her health but it has not done much ... More

Letter from W.O. Duvall, Boston, [Massachusetts], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1840 Oct[ober] 3

Letter from W.O. Duvall, Boston, [Massachusetts], to Maria Weston Chap...

W.O. Duvall writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to arriving at the conclusion that the doctrines of non-resistance as "set forth in the Dec[laration] of Sentiments of the New England Non Resistance Societ... More

Letter from A.B. Ordway, Boston, [Massachusetts], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1840 Jan[uary] 21

Letter from A.B. Ordway, Boston, [Massachusetts], to Maria Weston Chap...

A.B. Ordway writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to sending her several copies of the "Golden Rule" and accompany them with a request that during the anti-slavery meetings occurring this week she will use ... More

Letter from Eleanor A. Jewett, Byfield, [Massachusetts], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1840 Jan[uary] 5

Letter from Eleanor A. Jewett, Byfield, [Massachusetts], to Maria West...

Eleanor A. Jewett writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to the circumstances which resulted in Jewett's drafting of resolutions passed by her female anti-slavery society in Byfield and published in the Libe... More

Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, [Boston, Massachusetts], to Anne Warren Weston, [1840] Sept[ember] 27

Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, [Boston, Massachusetts], to Anne W...

Elizabeth Pease Nichol writes to Anne Warren Weston in regards to her stay at Ilkley and how she has been undergoing the "cold water system" which has considerably benefited her health but it has not done much ... More

Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, [Boston, Massachusetts], to Anne Warren Weston, [1840] Sept[ember] 27

Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, [Boston, Massachusetts], to Anne W...

Elizabeth Pease Nichol writes to Anne Warren Weston in regards to her stay at Ilkley and how she has been undergoing the "cold water system" which has considerably benefited her health but it has not done much ... More

Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, [Boston, Massachusetts], to Anne Warren Weston, [1840] Sept[ember] 27

Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, [Boston, Massachusetts], to Anne W...

Elizabeth Pease Nichol writes to Anne Warren Weston in regards to her stay at Ilkley and how she has been undergoing the "cold water system" which has considerably benefited her health but it has not done much ... More

Letter from George Thompson, Edinburgh, [Scotland], to Richard Davis Webb, 1840 Nov[ember] 2

Letter from George Thompson, Edinburgh, [Scotland], to Richard Davis W...

George Thompson writes to Richard Davis Webb in regards to Mr. Collins, a representative of the American Ant-Slavery Society who has come to seek funds to help keep the society afloat otherwise "it must sink." ... More

Letter from Caleb Cushing, Washington, [District of Columbia], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1840 March 11

Letter from Caleb Cushing, Washington, [District of Columbia], to Will...

Caleb Cushing writes to William Lloyd Garrison informing him that he has spoken to the United States Secretary of the Navy [James Kirke Paulding] and "he is now satisfied that your brother's [James Holley Garri... More

Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, [Boston, Massachusetts], to Anne Warren Weston, [1840] Sept[ember] 27

Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, [Boston, Massachusetts], to Anne W...

Elizabeth Pease Nichol writes to Anne Warren Weston in regards to her stay at Ilkley and how she has been undergoing the "cold water system" which has considerably benefited her health but it has not done much ... More

Letter from Eleanor A. Jewett, Byfield, [Massachusetts], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1840 Jan[uary] 5

Letter from Eleanor A. Jewett, Byfield, [Massachusetts], to Maria West...

Eleanor A. Jewett writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to the circumstances which resulted in Jewett's drafting of resolutions passed by her female anti-slavery society in Byfield and published in the Libe... More

Letter from Charles Turner, Worcester, [Massachusetts], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1840 April 16

Letter from Charles Turner, Worcester, [Massachusetts], to Amos August...

Charles Turner Torrey writes to Amos A. Phelps about Reverend J. Green who will go to New York to the Baptist Conventions as a delegate. He also mentions money troubles. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Letter from Charles Turner, Worcester, [Massachusetts], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1840 April 16

Letter from Charles Turner, Worcester, [Massachusetts], to Amos August...

Charles Turner Torrey writes to Amos A. Phelps about Reverend J. Green who will go to New York to the Baptist Conventions as a delegate. He also mentions money troubles. Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Letter from W.O. Duvall, Boston, [Massachusetts], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1840 Oct[ober] 3

Letter from W.O. Duvall, Boston, [Massachusetts], to Maria Weston Chap...

W.O. Duvall writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to arriving at the conclusion that the doctrines of non-resistance as "set forth in the Dec[laration] of Sentiments of the New England Non Resistance Societ... More

Letter from William Williams, Salem, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1841 July 12th

Letter from William Williams, Salem, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd...

William Williams writes to William Lloyd Garrison about prepartions for the celebration of Emancipation Day throughout the British West Indies on August 2. He describes a meeting held by "the members of the Uni... More

Letter from Theodore Parker, Away-down East [Augusta, Maine], to Convers Francis, [18]41 Aug[ust] 26

Letter from Theodore Parker, Away-down East [Augusta, Maine], to Conve...

Theodore Parker writes to Convers Francis in regards to being alone in remote " 'in these diggings' for several days." He discusses monotheism, fetishism, polytheism in relation to Genesis account of the origin... More

Letter from William Williams, Salem, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1841 July 12th

Letter from William Williams, Salem, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd...

William Williams writes to William Lloyd Garrison about prepartions for the celebration of Emancipation Day throughout the British West Indies on August 2. He describes a meeting held by "the members of the Uni... More

Letter from Nathaniel B. Borden, Washington City. [District of Columbia], to John Anderson Collins and Maria Weston Chapman, 1841 Dec[ember] 11

Letter from Nathaniel B. Borden, Washington City. [District of Columbi...

Nathaniel B. Borden writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to the assertion that abolitionists are increasing in numbers and that the slaveholders realize it. The reports of the secretaries of the navy and w... More

Letter from Clarissa Bodwell Phelps, Farmington, [Connecticut], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1841 Jan[uary] 28

Letter from Clarissa Bodwell Phelps, Farmington, [Connecticut], to Amo...

Clarissa Tryon writes to her son Amos A. Phelps in regards to family matters and news of the Farmington town members Courtesy of Boston Public Library

Letter from Nathaniel B. Borden, Washington City. [District of Columbia], to John Anderson Collins and Maria Weston Chapman, 1841 Dec[ember] 11

Letter from Nathaniel B. Borden, Washington City. [District of Columbi...

Nathaniel B. Borden writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to the assertion that abolitionists are increasing in numbers and that the slaveholders realize it. The reports of the secretaries of the navy and w... More

Letter from Nathaniel B. Borden, Washington City. [District of Columbia], to John Anderson Collins and Maria Weston Chapman, 1841 Dec[ember] 11

Letter from Nathaniel B. Borden, Washington City. [District of Columbi...

Nathaniel B. Borden writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to the assertion that abolitionists are increasing in numbers and that the slaveholders realize it. The reports of the secretaries of the navy and w... More

Letter from Nathaniel B. Borden, Washington City. [District of Columbia], to John Anderson Collins and Maria Weston Chapman, 1841 Dec[ember] 11

Letter from Nathaniel B. Borden, Washington City. [District of Columbi...

Nathaniel B. Borden writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to the assertion that abolitionists are increasing in numbers and that the slaveholders realize it. The reports of the secretaries of the navy and w... More

Letter from William Williams, Salem, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1841 July 12th

Letter from William Williams, Salem, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd...

William Williams writes to William Lloyd Garrison about prepartions for the celebration of Emancipation Day throughout the British West Indies on August 2. He describes a meeting held by "the members of the Uni... More

Letter from William Williams, Salem, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1841 July 12th

Letter from William Williams, Salem, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd...

William Williams writes to William Lloyd Garrison about prepartions for the celebration of Emancipation Day throughout the British West Indies on August 2. He describes a meeting held by "the members of the Uni... More

Letter from James C. White, [Cincinnati, Ohio], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1842 Feb[ruary] 25

Letter from James C. White, [Cincinnati, Ohio], to Amos Augustus Phelp...

James C. White and Brother Goodman write to Amos A. Phelps regarding material to be printed in the new anti-slavery paper. Brother Goodman writes "we are now making a strong effort to place the 'Waterhuman of t... More

Letter from James C. White, [Cincinnati, Ohio], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1842 Feb[ruary] 25

Letter from James C. White, [Cincinnati, Ohio], to Amos Augustus Phelp...

James C. White and Brother Goodman write to Amos A. Phelps regarding material to be printed in the new anti-slavery paper. Brother Goodman writes "we are now making a strong effort to place the 'Waterhuman of t... More

Two manuscripts on the Latimer case

Two manuscripts on the Latimer case

In the first item, a group of “subscribers” pledges to raise 200 dollars, half of which is to be given to “the free paper of Latimer,” and the other half to be spend on freeing George Latimer. The second item i... More

Letter from James C. White, [Cincinnati, Ohio], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1842 Feb[ruary] 25

Letter from James C. White, [Cincinnati, Ohio], to Amos Augustus Phelp...

James C. White and Brother Goodman write to Amos A. Phelps regarding material to be printed in the new anti-slavery paper. Brother Goodman writes "we are now making a strong effort to place the 'Waterhuman of t... More

Letter from James C. White, [Cincinnati, Ohio], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1842 Feb[ruary] 25

Letter from James C. White, [Cincinnati, Ohio], to Amos Augustus Phelp...

James C. White and Brother Goodman write to Amos A. Phelps regarding material to be printed in the new anti-slavery paper. Brother Goodman writes "we are now making a strong effort to place the 'Waterhuman of t... More

Letter from Edward Needles, Philad[elphi]a. [Pa.], to William Lloyd Garrison, [March] 22. 1842

Letter from Edward Needles, Philad[elphi]a. [Pa.], to William Lloyd Ga...

Edward Needles assures William Lloyd Garrison that although the progress of the abolitionist cause may "appear to be very slow", he is possessed of a "holy confidence" that their work will be completed faster t... More

Letter from Edward Royall Tyler to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1845 July 18

Letter from Edward Royall Tyler to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1845 July 18

Edward Royall Tyler writes to Amos A. Phelps in regards to a package he shipped a few weeks prior of his file, New Englanders for London. He intends to print much on slavery and desires Phelps' assistance in mo... More

Letter from Mary Ide Torrey, West Medway, [Massachusetts], to Amos Augustus Phelps, 1845 September 5

Letter from Mary Ide Torrey, West Medway, [Massachusetts], to Amos Aug...

Mary Ide Torrey writes to Amos A. Phelps in regards to the whereabouts of her husband because she has received a word from him in three months. She writes about her confusion concerning Mr. Child's movements re... More

Letter from George Thompson, London, [England], to Henry Clarke Wright, 1846 May 6

Letter from George Thompson, London, [England], to Henry Clarke Wright...

George Thompson writes to Henry Clarke Wright in regards to sending him some concluding remarks from the account of the meetings they attended. He writes, "Something should be said of the deep, solemn, intense ... More

Letter from George Thompson, London, [England], to Henry Clarke Wright, 1846 May 6

Letter from George Thompson, London, [England], to Henry Clarke Wright...

George Thompson writes to Henry Clarke Wright in regards to sending him some concluding remarks from the account of the meetings they attended. He writes, "Something should be said of the deep, solemn, intense ... More

Letter from George Thompson, London, [England], to Henry Clarke Wright, 1846 May 6

Letter from George Thompson, London, [England], to Henry Clarke Wright...

George Thompson writes to Henry Clarke Wright in regards to sending him some concluding remarks from the account of the meetings they attended. He writes, "Something should be said of the deep, solemn, intense ... More

Letter from George Thompson, London, [England], to Henry Clarke Wright, 1846 May 6

Letter from George Thompson, London, [England], to Henry Clarke Wright...

George Thompson writes to Henry Clarke Wright in regards to sending him some concluding remarks from the account of the meetings they attended. He writes, "Something should be said of the deep, solemn, intense ... More

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