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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
23 June 1862
Jackson, Henry (fl. 1861-1864)
to Richard H. Jackson
He asks him to thank John Davis and writes "I am not exactly an abolitionist..." Mr. Watson has begun a letter to Richard.
GLC07705.218
13 July 1861
American Anti-Slavery Society
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 22, no. 9, whole no. 1,101 (July 13, 1861)]
Includes a message from President Abraham Lincoln, a speech of abolitionist Wendell Phillips, and miscellaneous other reports. Published weekly by the American Anti-Slavery Society.
GLC08875.45
30 Jaunary 1835
Lovejoy, Elijah P. (Elijah Parish) (1802-1837)
to John Mason Peck
Lovejoy, an abolitionist, writes to Peck, a reverend in St. Louis. Requests Peck to stop sending copies of the "Pioneer," a paper containing criticism of Lovejoy. Docket is faded.
GLC02448.08
04 January 1829
Campbell, Thomas (1763-1854)
to Thomas Pringle
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
June 1845
Unknown
Address to the People of the United States, by the General Anti-Slavery Convention, of nearly 4,000 People, held in Cincinnati, Ohio, June 11, 1845
Abolitionist circular derived from an anti-slavery convention. Discusses the history of slavery, its relationship to the constitution, the Liberty Party, and the threatening influence of the "Slave Power."
GLC08442.05
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
1845
Child, Lydia Maria Francis (1802-1880)
Letters from New York : Second series.
Second volume of journalism published by author and abolitionist Child. Includes a chapter on the rights of women. First edition. Printed by C.S. Francis (New York) and J. H. France (Boston). BAL 3152.
GLC06218
1833
An Appeal in the Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans
First book of American abolitionist movement; inscribed in pencil with respects of "the author" to J. J. Dixwell. Exlibris stamp of Meadville Theological School on top, with duplicate sold stamp. Includes engravings.
GLC06867
circa 1870
[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
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