Stowe, Calvin E. (1802-1886) to Anson Rood
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08965.02 Author/Creator: Stowe, Calvin E. (1802-1886) Place Written: Andover, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter Date: 14 December 1852 Pagination: 1 p. ; 22 x 17 cm. Order a Copy
Discusses the controversy surrounding his wife, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Joel Parker that developed after she cited Parker as a pro-slavery preacher in her book "Uncle Tom's Cabin." Parker, claiming his statements were misrepresented, threatened to sue for libel, and a scandal began. Two newspapers, the Independant, run by Henry Ward Beecher, her brother, and the Independant, which was pro-slavery newpaper run by Samuel Iraneus Prime, escalated the quarell. Beecher, who was Parker's friend, eventually managed to bring about an amicable end, agreeing that the footnote would be removed from later editions. Stowe blames Samuel Irenaeus Prime for the "pain and shame" of the controversy.
Calvin E. Stowe was a clergyman, abolitionist, and the husband of Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Samuel Irenaeus Prime was a clergyman and the editor of the New-York Observer.
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