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1866
Sumner, Charles (1811-1874)
Speeches by Charles Sumner [Decimalized 496.088.01-.02]
Two speeches by Sumner.
GLC00496.088
no date
Burritt, Elihu (1810-1879)
to Edmund Fry
Offers special hotel rates for unspecified delegates.
GLC00496.135
22 March 1828
Buxton, Thomas Fowell, Sir (1786-1845)
to unknown
Thanks recipient for book of poetry. Discusses dinner plans with William Wilberforce and Zachary Macaulay. Buxton, Wilberforce and Macaulay were British abolitionists who worked for social reform. The letter also mentions Secretary of State...
GLC00496.137
1 May 1828
Campbell, John (1766-1840)
to Thomas Pringle
Requests extra tickets for an antislavery meeting. Both Reverend Campbell and Pringle were abolitionists.
GLC00496.138
04 January 1829
Campbell, Thomas (1763-1854)
Confesses misplacing a paper. Encloses 3 pounds to help a child Pringle is sponsoring. Pringle was a Scottish abolitionist. Elder Campbell, a Seceder church preacher, was a founder of the Churches of Christ.
GLC00496.139
18 April 1830
Clarkson, Thomas (1760-1846)
Discusses procedures for a public meeting on protecting the slaves in the crown colonies, namely Jamaica. Advises shrewd planning and maintaining a schedule.
GLC00496.146
1833
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor (1772-1834)
Discusses anti-slavery legislation and Pringle's Anti-Slavery Society.
GLC00496.147
16 July 1824
Hume, Joseph (1777-1855)
to Thomas Pringle and John Fairbairn
Forwards essays on government, jurisprudence and liberty of the press for circulation in "The South African Journal." Hume was a political reformer who campaigned for universal suffrage and religious freedom.
GLC00496.174
22 August 1832
Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron (1800-1859)
Apologizes for being unable to attend an introduction to Samuel Taylor Coleridge arranged by the note's recipient.
GLC00496.190
17 March 1832
Macaulay, Zachary (1768-1838)
Discusses unity in matters of the Anti-Slavery Committee.
GLC00496.191
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