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1856
Unknown
Is Millard Fillmore an abolitionist?
Printed at the American Patriot office. Additional title: "The agitation of slavery. Who commenced and who can end it? Buchanan and Fillmore compared from the record."
GLC00267.201
1836-1861
Collection of abolitionist newspapers [Decimalized .01-.59]
A collection of early anti-slavery and abolitionist newspapers, including issues of The Emancipator, the National Anti-Slavery Standard, and the Liberator. Some of the papers are edited by William Lloyd Garrison; others by Edmund Quincy & James...
GLC08875
18 June 1859
N.B. Onthank
Original painted photograph of Abolitionist John Brown, inscribed by Brown to his children
This is a photograph which has been painted in watercolor by N.B. Onthank. Written on front bottom corner of mount is Brown's signature and salutation, which reads "June 18th 1859. Your Affectionate Father, John Brown." With the oval blind embossment...
GLC04447
12 September 1864
Kellog, James H. (fl. 1862-1864)
to Mary
He says he is not an abolitionist, nor did he enlist under an abolitionist administration Then talks of whether the constitution should be reinstated or reconstruction should take place altogether.
GLC02415.105
1856 ca.
To the free men of the North [election] [large cloth-backed lithographed map]
Free Labor Party abolitionist map used during the 1856 presidential campaign, printed, with hand-coloring in red, black and green.
GLC06662
11 December 1874
Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874)
to Ulysses S. Grant
Smith, a prominent abolitionist, philanthropist, and political reformer, transmits a circular (not included) which contains an extract from one of President Grant's recent speeches (not included, but possibly on the topic of civil rights).
GLC02448.14
circa 1870
Child, Lydia Maria Francis (1802-1880)
[Incomplete essay on religious tolerance on verso of letter fragments from Edmonia Lewis and Samuel J. May]
Contains an incomplete essay (pages five, six, and seven) discussing religious tolerance written by Child, an author, scholar, and abolitionist. Child discusses religious tolerance, stating "People who are educated under one system of religion can...
GLC06114
17 January 1861
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth (1823-1911)
to unknown
Higginson, a militant abolitionist, discusses an upcoming meeting of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society: "About the defence of W. P. there is of course no question. All plans for the defence of the meeting must depend on the wish of the Society-...
GLC02448.07
July 1892
Saint-Gaudens, Augustus (1848-1907)
to Mr. Kennard
Saint-Gaudens discusses his upcoming visit to Boston, Massachusetts with Kennard (possibly Martin P. Kennard, a Boston abolitionist and political reformer). States that any message Kennard leaves for him at the office of McKim, Mead, and White will...
GLC02928.02
1864
Murphy, John (1812-1880)
Proceedings of the bench and bar of Baltimore, upon the occasion of the death of the Hon. Roger B. Taney, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States.
Prints speeches of Maryland lawyers and judges eulogizing Taney. Includes speeches of William Price, District Attorney, Judge Giles, Mr. Wallis, William Schley, Judge Merrick, Andrew Sterett Ridgely, and Reverdy Johnson, an abolitionist who...
GLC00267.059
18 February 1872
Ku Klux Klan
to Charles Sumner
The KKK order Senator Sumner, a noted abolitionist and advocate for African-American rights, to leave Washington, D. C. before 4 March 1872. The Klan declares "the KK are strong in this Section and bifor Long we will Sting the Yankee Farmer Living...
GLC03979
10 June 1862
Garrison, William Lloyd (1805-1879)
to Aaron M. Powell
Discusses an abolitionist meeting he attended, where a memorial was drafted calling on President Lincoln to immediately abolish slavery. Now in New York, an "immense, dirty, bustling, turbulent city." Says of Theodore Tilton, one of his companions...
GLC08958
15 July 1892
Saint-Gaudens, a noted Gilded Age sculptor, discusses an inscription with Kennard (possibly Martin P. Kennard, a Boston abolitionist and political reformer). States that the inscription, designated for a Boston monument honoring Robert Gould Shaw...
GLC02928.01
30 January 1856
to Governor Chase, Ohio
Smith writes to Salmon Portland Chase, Governor of Ohio, also an abolitionist. Expresses his disappointment in Chase's Inaugural Address: "The habit of the whole country is to justify the pretensions of slavery, and, therefore, to adopt the...
GLC04717.24
1857
J.O.E.
Attention South!! Abolish slavery.
Abolitionist folk art depicting a weeping black male, chained and shackled in profile, surrounded by green curtains with yellow tassels. At top left are the words "Attention South!!" with the word "Abolish" at left and "Slavery" at right, signed in...
GLC06140
7 March 1863
Coit, George O. (fl. 1863)
to his mother and brother
Describes the smoothness of the New Jersey Railroad ride as a byproduct of the flat and uninteresting country. He is on his way to visit his brother, Charles, and suggests that his mother and sister follow suit. He describes attending a Union...
GLC03603.203
Nott, Samuel (1788-1869)
Slavery and the remedy; or, the principles and suggestions for a remedial code.
"Fifth edition: with a review of the decision of the supreme court in the case of Dred Scott." First edition published after Dred Scott, with a review of the case. Nott is an apologist for the court. Reminds readers of the possibility of secession...
GLC00267.061
10 September 1831
Ives, William B. (fl. 1800-1831)
Salem observer. [Vol. 9, no. 37 (September 10, 1831)]
Includes a brief description of the aftermath of Nat Turner's Rebellion: "...the insurgents are all taken and killed, except Nat Turner, the leader, after whom there is a warm pursuit... the troops will be discharged shortly... the number of...
GLC08430.01
circa 1840-1841
[Minutes of an Anti-Slavery Society meeting, related to the formation of the Liberty Party]
Names officers for the society, including J.C. Jackson (possibly the abolitionist James Caleb Jackson). Mentions passing three resolutions. In left margin, notes that another resolution will be discussed in the evening. Written in ink. At the...
GLC06593.20
7 November 1836
Lundy, Benjamin (1789-1839)
to Elizur Wright
Lundy writes to Wright, a fellow abolitionist. Lundy is on a committee organizing a convention held to establish a state anti-slavery society. The convention will meet at Harrisburg 19 December, and Lundy solicits Wright's participation. Signed by...
GLC04372.01
circa 1862
Sumner, Charles (1811-1874)
[Draft of Sumner's article on "Domestic Relations" with regard to the Confederate states]
Sumner, a United States Senator and abolitionist, opens his lengthy article by stating "At this moment, our Domestic Relations all hinge upon one question; what shall be done with the rebel States?" Discusses abolition and human nature, quoting...
GLC00454
14 April 1877
Redpath, James, 1833-1891
A Policy for the Blacks. Letter to a Colored Mississippian
This broadside is titled "A Policy for the Blacks. Letter to a Colored Mississippian" and is summarized at the top in a paragraph "The President's Policy Discussed by a Radical Republican - Duty Of The Colored People - No Further Allegiance due to...
GLC09400.007
26 January 1860
Virginia General Assembly
Report of the Joint Committee of the General Assembly of Virginia on the Harpers Ferry Outrages
Discusses Brown's attack at Harpers Ferry and the Abolitionist activity and legislation in northern states which encouraged him. The report quickly reviews the facts regarding Brown and then turns to larger issues. It reviews the history of...
GLC05644
Saint-Gaudens discusses the inscription on a monument honoring Robert Gould Shaw with Kennard (possibly Martin P. Kennard, a Boston abolitionist and political reformer). Encloses a letter (not included) from Edward Atkinson, treasurer of the Shaw...
GLC02928.03
21 November 1840
Baldwin, Roger S. (Roger Sherman) (1793-1863)
to Theodore Sedgwick
Discusses a two hundred page report (possibly of the Amistad case). Mentions Lewis Tappan, an abolitionist who supported the Amistad Africans' freedom. Discusses the authenticity of treaties admitted as evidence in the Amistad case at District...
GLC07099
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