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At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

American Anti-Slavery Society The American anti-slavery almanac, for 1839.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC05826 Author/Creator: American Anti-Slavery Society Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1839 Pagination: 1 v. : 48 p. : ill. ; 18.5 x 11.6 cm. Order a Copy

With original yellow wrappers and illustrations for almost every month. Illustrations depict the horrors of slavery. Contains ink stains. Published for the Anti-Slavery Society by S. W. Benedict.

American Anti-Slavery Society, 1833-1870
Benedict, Seth Williston, 1803-1869

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