circa 27 February 1849

May, Samuel J., 1797-1871

Autograph letter signed

Title: to David P. Harmon

Writes that he had wanted to include Lucy Stone in the meeting arranged in Harmon's town, but she decided to go home and visit her parents instead. Hopes that she will join the meeting at Concord, New Hampshire on 5 March.

GLC06143.07

15 March 1848

May, Samuel J., 1797-1871

Autograph letter signed

Title: to David P. Harmon

Informs Harmon that William W. Brown will be attending a meeting in Haverhill. Asks that Harmon publicize Mr. Brown's appearance and find a suitable place for him to give his lecture.

GLC06143.08

8 July 1853

May, Samuel J., 1797-1871

Autograph letter signed

Title: to David P. Harmon

Written from Leicester, likely in Massachusetts. Informs Harmon that Stephen Foster will be speaking at a meeting in Haverhill on Sunday, 17 July. Asks that Harmon confirm the arrangement of the meeting.

GLC06143.09

24 September 1854

Merrill, Joseph, 1788-1856

Autograph letter signed

Title: to David P. Harmon

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.

GLC06143.10

28 January 1853

Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898

Autograph letter signed

Title: to David P. Harmon

Informs Harmon that he will be in Lexington next Sunday holding a meeting. Asks that Harmon do what he can to publicize the meeting and compliments him on his ability to get people to attend.

GLC06143.11

23 September 1853

Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873

Autograph letter signed

Title: to David P. Harmon

Written from Salem, likely in Massachusetts. Writes that he has been asked to be present at the Essex County Anti-Slavery Society meeting in Haverhill by Joseph Merrill. Permits Harmon to use Remond's name and presence to attract people to attend the meeting.

GLC06143.12

15 May 1855

Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. West

Informs West that William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips will be unable to attend any meetings prior to the New England convention. Consequently, he requests that the Essex County Anti-Slavery meeting be postponed until Garrison's and Phillips' attendance can be secured.

GLC06143.13

10 December 1858

Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873

Autograph letter signed

Title: to David P. Harmon

Written from Salem, likely in Massachusetts. Informs Harmon that an announcement for the next quarterly meeting in Salem of the Essex County Anti-Slavery Society will be published in "The Liberator" next week. Writes that the success of the meeting depends on the attendance of friends from abroad. Also extends an invitation to Harmon, his wife, and his family. Offers his home for the duration of their stay.

GLC06143.14

16 February 1857

Rock, John Sweat, 1825-1866

Broadside

Title: [Advertisement for antislavery lecture]

Letterpress broadside/flyer for an antislavery lecture by Dr. John Sweat Rock. Includes a short note in which Dr. Rock asks David P. Harmon if his lecture on "The Unity of the Races" would be well received in Harmon's town.

GLC06143.15

20 March 1849

Stearns, Charles B., 1818-1899

Autograph letter signed

Title: [to David P. Harmon]

Asks Harmon to assist him in coordinating a meeting for Mr. Watson and himself. Stearns writes that he has sent a notice to J.G. Whittier (the poet) but does not know if he will give a lecture as he is not a disunionist.

GLC06143.16

21 September 1853

Wallcut, Robert, fl. 1853

Autograph letter signed

Title: to David P. Harmon

Informs Harmon that he can count on the presence of Charles Remond, James Buffum, and William Lloyd Garrison at his meeting. Writes that Garrison will try to persuade Mr. (likely Wendell) Phillips to attend as well, but is likely that Phillips will not be able to go.

GLC06143.17

2 May 1854

Wallcut, Robert, fl. 1853

Autograph letter signed

Title: to David P. Harmon

Upon Harmon's request, Wallcut includes a list of suitable publications for inclusion in a public library. Amongst other works the list includes: William Garrison's Writings, Gidding's Speeches, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," Theodore Parker's "Discourse of Religion," and the writings of Solomon Northup.

GLC06143.18

1815-1860

Manuscript document

Title: [Sale of the Harmon residence]

Advertisement for the sale of the late David P. Harmon's home located on the corner of Summer Street and Maple Avenue.

GLC06143.19

7 February 1882

Pamphlet

Title: Catalogue of the library of the late David Porter Harmon

Includes over seven hundred titles and hand-written notes on individual prices for each book. A tally of the overall sale can be found on the rear fly leaf.

GLC06143.20

1877-1900

Photograph

Title: David P. Harmon

Bust portrait of Harmon with printed signature underneath the image.

GLC06143.21

25 June 1827

Broadside

Title: Order of exercises, at the celebration of the festival of St. John the Baptist

Includes hymns, prayers and an address by Reverend Brother G. F. Davis.

GLC06143.22

4 July 1827

Broadside

Title: Order of excercises, at the celebration of the fifty-first anniversary of American independence

Inlcudes a reading of the Declaration of Independence along with hymns and prayer.

GLC06143.23

5 April 1855

Safford, E.H., fl. 1850

Newspaper

Title: The Essex banner. [Vol. 21, no. 40 (April 5, 1855)]

Includes an extract of a speech by Henry A. Wise regarding the Know Nothing party.

GLC06143.24

1856

Broadside

Title: Political chart of the United States with a comparative statistical view of North and South

Hand colored Republican campaign chart showing slave states, free states, and territories, as well as an image of John C. Fremont, the party's first presidential candidate. Includes population information for North and South, differentiating between enslaved and freedpeople. Published by the Rocky Mountain Club of Springfield, Ohio. Printed by C. F. Bradley.

GLC06143.25

12 December 1896

Turner, James H., fl. 1896

Newspaper clipping

Title: [Clipping of the article "boyhood days"]

Turner shares his memories of David P. Harmon's garden and other members of the community.

GLC06143.26

1877-1900

Newspaper clipping

Title: [Obituary of David P. Harmon]

Describes Harmon as a horticulturalist, farmer, and abolitionist. Mentions that Harmon withdrew from his religious associations due to the "complicity of the church... with the crime of slavery." Harmon was also a member of the Masonic fraternity. Gives brief information on funeral services.

GLC06143.27

circa 1940

Bamma, fl. 1940

Autograph letter

Title: to Nancy

Written from New Rochelle, possibly in New York. Encloses the letters of David P. Harmon and asks that she take care of them and return them when she is done. Mentions that Harmon was honored by being mentioned in the fourth volume of the American Historical Society, under the title "The Story of Massachusetts." Writes that she owned other letters but they were lost by David J. Harmon after he asked to borrow them for his thesis from Harvard University. The recipient of the letter is David P. Harmon's great-granddaughter. The author of the letter is Harmon's granddaughter.

GLC06143.28

circa 1940

Bamma, fl. 1940

Manuscript document

Title: [Draft of an article]

Briefly discusses David P. Harmon and his association with the anti-slavery movement. Mentions her granddaughter's essay assignment on the anti-slavery movement. Comments on contemporary public school education as "rather limited in details, especially on the anti-slavery movement." The author of the letter is Harmon's granddaughter.

GLC06143.29

13 March 1826

Parkins, A., fl. 1826

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Discusses military education at length, commenting on costs and subjects for particular military posts, and the wisdom of joining military and civil education.

GLC06313.04.169

15 March 1822

Gurney, Nathan, 1769-1850

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Aaron Hobart

Seeks Hobart's aid in discovering the status of a pension application for a widow, Nabby Gardner, of a soldier killed in the War of 1812. The docket contain information on Zachary Gardner's service.

GLC06313.04.170