Our Collection

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.

Thompson, Joseph Parrish (1819-1879) The fugitive slave law; tried by the Old and New Testaments.

High-resolution images are available to schools and libraries via subscription to American History, 1493-1943. Check to see if your school or library already has a subscription. Or click here for more information. You may also order a pdf of the image from us here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00267.142 Author/Creator: Thompson, Joseph Parrish (1819-1879) Place Written: New York, New York Type: Pamphlet Date: 1850 Pagination: 35 p. ; 23 x 14.6 cm. Order a Copy

Argues against obeying fugitive slave laws. Published by William Harned, New York, printed by B. L. Hamlen, New Haven, Connecticut. Reprinted from the New Englander for November 1850. Thompson was the pastor of the Broadway Tabernacle Church.

Thompson, Joseph Parrish, 1819-1879

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources