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ca. 1840-1890
Webb, Maria (1804-1873)
[Scrapbook of Maria Webb]
Bound collection of letters from leading abolitionists of the period, including Frederick Douglass and Harriet Beecher Stowe, among others.
GLC08360
30 November 1859
Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895)
to Maria Webb
GLC08360.04
18 June 1861
Garrison, William Lloyd (1805-1879)
to Messrs Walker and Wise
Letter of introduction for a Mr. F.M. Adlington of Weymouth. Garrison calls him "a very worthy citizen, possessing a talent for versification, and using it for many years past in the service of freedom, temperance, and other good causes." Informs...
GLC07483.05
5 February 1864
to the Editor of the Tribune
Complains that the Tribune misused a statement made by him to Wendell Phillips at the recent meeting of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. The statement concerned John C. Fremont, who was active in the Radical Republicans, a group of hard-line...
GLC07483.06
31 January 1882
Garrison, Wendell Phillips (1840-1907)
to Mr. Northend
Discusses advertisements in The Nation, a liberal periodical devoted to politics and culture of which he was editor from 1865-1906. Recalls an excursion he took with his father, William Lloyd Garrison toward the end of his life. Talks of his fear...
GLC07483.07
12 September 1874
Phillips, Wendell (1811-1884)
to W. W. Greenough
Mentions his note that Greenough would like to read to the trustees. Discusses the board of trustees' objection to comments made by a Mr. Caper. States that Mr. Caper felt the charge against him of dilatoriness was exaggerated. Possibly speaking...
GLC07483.12
June 1894
Smalley, George W. (George Washburn), 1833-1916
Memories of Wendell Phillips.
Essay of Smalley's personal memories of Wendell Phillips. Printed in the June 1894 edition of Harpers.
GLC07483.13
26 December 1844
Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874)
to Daniel Cady
Writes to his uncle about two merchants, Shepard and Wright, who owe him money. Believes that if they start legal action against Shepard, he will pay. With note and docket on verso by recipient.
GLC07483.16
21 September 1848
to Edward Augustus Stansbury
Mentions giving something about the men of the state to a W. Williams.
GLC07483.17
26 October 1856
to Reverand W. Heath
Replies to a request to come speak at the Reverend's church by stating that he is getting old and has almost entirely given up public speaking. Tells him to visit when he can.
GLC07483.19
15 October 1863
to William L. Starkey [?]
Has received his letter and states "Certainly, certainly, add my name to the list of subscribers." Comments that he was friends with the writer's father.
GLC07483.20
26 March 1864
to Susan A. Doughty
Sends his autograph in reply to a request. Ends with "May you see many Happy years!" On gold paper.
GLC07483.21
15 December 1864
to Mrs. Showbergh [?]
Recipient's name is illegible. Gives his condolences for her husband, Henry R. Showbergh's [?] death.
GLC07483.22
7 January 1867
to C[?] Van W[?]
Asks recipient to send money to England because his daughter is spending a year in Europe. Recipient's name is illegible.
GLC07483.23
20 August 1868
to E.L. Wyler [?] Esq.
Recipient's name is illegible. Mentions Ulysses S. Grant/ Schuyler Colfax running for president/ vice president in the election of 1868 and states he is in support of them.
GLC07483.24
19 July 1868
to J.A. Spencer
Expresses his thanks for Spencer's condolences on the death of his child.
GLC07483.25
4 January 1868
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth (1823-1911)
to Wendell P. Garrison
Writes to Garrison, the son of William Lloyd Garrison, about the "Slave Songs" Garrison sent him: "I certainly ought to have acknowledged the receipt of the Slave Songs...I think that you and your wife (who was the pioneer) have great reason to be...
GLC08937
22 May 1885
Purvis, Robert (1810-1898)
Writing to the son of William Lloyd Garrison, Purvis, an abolitionist and civil rights leader, answers several queries about the birth dates and places, deaths, and locations of important events among old guard abolitionists. He mentions James...
GLC08943
1868
[Frederick Douglass quotation]
"For myself, I ask nothing I would not freely grant to all men." Signed and dated 1868. On lined paper with reproduced photograph of Douglass.
GLC09002
28 March 1854
to Phoebe Hathaway
Updating a fellow Abolitionist on his busy schedule. "It is too bad that I cannot come to Farmington on the first of April after that winsome little note of yesterday. But I cannot and cannot now, see any chance of visiting the kind of Domicile of...
GLC09097
8 April 1858
Stevens, Aaron D. (1831-1860)
to his sister
Reminisces about childhood. Gives news of travels "all over New Mexico Kansas Nebraska Iowa and some in Illinois & Indiana." Outlines his commitment to the cause of "Human Freedom," saying "[I] expect to be in it untill slavery is done away in the...
GLC07231.08
31 January 1904
Horsfall, Charles G. (fl. 1900-1910)
to Owen Horsfall
Writes that he is proud of Owen's studies and not surprised at Eddie "having a girl." Read that a captain is going to leave Port Clarence and try to reach the North Pole by the Northwest Passage. Mentions that anthracite was used as coal for the...
GLC05245.26
13 November 1843
Report From the County of Madison.
Smith inspires Madison County abolitionists following a recent election: "We have 'kept' the whole antislavery 'faith.' We have stood up for all its righteous and glorious principles; and have stood by each other. We have pursued slavery, hotly and...
GLC04717.11
1 January 1845
to William H. Seward
Informs Seward why he did not support Henry Clay, the Whig Candidate, in the Presidential election of 1844. Presents an argument as to why the Liberty Party did not support Clay: "Mr. Clay would not have been defeated, had he done his duty. If he...
GLC04717.12
23 August 1847
To the Editors of the Emancipator, Boston
Discusses an extract of a letter he wrote in 1843 printed in a recent issue of the Emancipator. Pertains to Smith's views of the Liberty Party.
GLC04717.13
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