Merrill, Joseph, 1788-1856 to David P. Harmon

GLC06143.10

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GLC#
GLC06143.10-View header record
Type
Letters
Date
September 24, 1854
Author/Creator
Merrill, Joseph, 1788-1856
Title
to David P. Harmon
Place Written
Danversport, Massachusetts
Pagination
1 p. : docket Height: 27 cm, Width: 21 cm
Primary time period
National Expansion and Reform, 1815-1860
Sub-Era
Age of Jackson

Written from Danvers Port, likely in Massachusetts. Asks that Harmon assist Sojourner Truth with accommodations for her lecture at Haverhill. Truth is to speak on the "abominations of Desolation of American slavery" and is described by Merrill as a messenger of God.

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