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1795
Minutes of the Proceedings of the Second Convention of Delegates from the Abolition Societies Established in Different Parts of the United States, Assembled in Philadelphia ...
GLC08897
1864
Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883
Speech of the Hon. Montgomery Blair, on the causes of the rebellion and in the support of the president's plan of pacification
Published by Sherwood & Co. Address delivered before the Maryland State Legislature at Annapolis 22 January 1864. States that the duty of the country is to suppress the rebellion and eliminate slavery. Encourages the unification of all parties to...
GLC01265.27
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
29 December 1843
Walrath, J.I., fl. 1843
to N. R. Chapman
Walrath and P. Briggs agree with Chapman's position, and will attend an event or meeting to which they were invited "if providence permitts." Signed "Yours in Christ for the slave..."
GLC06593.01
27 June 1845
Pomeroy, Lemuel Strong, 1812-1879
Pomeroy recently walked from Manlius, New York, to visit Chapman but was disappointed in finding Chapman absent. Writes, "We are doing what we can at Cortland to act on the good work of Emancipation." Mentions his brother Theodore Pomeroy.
GLC06593.02
circa 1841
[Anti-Slavery Society Resolution No. 1]
"...Slavery is a sin. In as much as it denies practically & authentically the Equality of the human race by subjecting its victims to the condition of chattels personal, denying them the right of personal liberty, & which is the right of all, or of...
GLC06593.04
[Anti-Slavery Society Resolution No. 2]
Declares that United States abolitionists' principles "are those of the Bible & of the Declaration of Independence..." Docketed "passed." Circa date based on GLC06593.09. Location based on GLC06593.10.
GLC06593.05
[Anti-Slavery Society Resolution No. 3]
"Resolved that American Slavery is fortified by law, & that the law is made by the Law Maker, & that the lawmaker is made by the votes of the people, thus making the people of the South clearly responsible for the continuance of slavery, in the...
GLC06593.06
[Anti-Slavery Society Resolution No. 4]
"Resolved that the Church of Jesus Christ by its Constitution & its principles, is bound to use its influence against American Slavery, & that as it is an appointed means for the reformation of the world, that Church is delinquent in which does not...
GLC06593.07
[Anti-Slavery Society Resolution No. 6]
"Resolved that the institution of Slavery derives its Sustentation from sordid selfishness & unholy love of gain, that it is opposed... to the principles of the gospel of the blessed Saviour..." Circa date based on GLC06593.09. Location based on...
GLC06593.08
1841
[Anti-Slavery Society Resolution No. 9]
"Resolved, That we hail with joy... the prompt refusal of the British authorities of Nassau, to deliver up at the instance of the American consul, to the United States, the 19 [inserted: colored men] who took an active part in the struggle [inserted...
GLC06593.09
[Anti-Slavery Society resolution approving of the principles and practice of Gerrit Smith]
Circa date based on GLC06593.09. Praised by the abolitionists in Madison and Onondaga County, New York.
GLC06593.10
[Resolution calling the Baptist Church to officially oppose American slavery]
"Resolved that until this Church shall by some vote or Resolution manifest an opposition to American Slavery, & a disfellowship for slaveholders, it shall not be deemed a breach of Covenant obligations for Brethren and Sisters, who cannot...
GLC06593.11
[Resolution of a church refusing to receive slaveholders in the pulpit or communion]
Church is unspecified. Based on GLC06593.11, possibly a Baptist Church. Circa date based on GLC06593.09. Location based on GLC06593.10.
GLC06593.12
[Resolution regarding the licentious principles of slavery]
"From the Advocate of Moral Reform. Resolution passed at the last meeting of the Parent Society Resolved that the licentious principles & practice which form an inherent part of the system of Slavery wherever it exists, warrant this society in...
GLC06593.13
[Four propositions for abolitionists]
Appears to be an outline written by the superintendent of Sabbath School in a Baptist church, attempting to devise a plan to accommodate abolitionists in the congregation. An issue to be covered under this proposition regarding communion is: "When I...
GLC06593.14
Bliss, J. F., fl. 1841
[Bliss's opinion on slavery]
Bliss offers his opinion on slavery: "Slavery, being a most extensive tyranny by some over the rights of others interferes against the same exclusive rights in Christ to govern us all; as well as licences the tyrant extensively to enforce sin &...
GLC06593.15
Eager, William, fl. 1841
[Signatures of an Otisco, New York committee]
Possibly an anti-slavery committee. Includes the signatures of members from the towns of Otisco, Pompey, Salina, Onondaga, Manlius, and Skaneateles (all in Onondaga County, New York). Bottom right quadrant is missing. Circa date based on GLC06593...
GLC06593.16
to Gerrit Smith [incomplete]
Discusses the upcoming Friends of Liberty Convention, with Smith, a New York abolitionist. Notes that one object of the Convention is to extend circulation of anti-slavery material to the abolitionists of Madison and Onondaga County, New York....
GLC06593.17
[List of names, possibly related to an anti-slavery society]
Contains men's and women's names categorized into seven groups. Circa date based on GLC06593.09. Location inferred from GLC06593.10. Possibly related to Onondaga and/or Madison County, New York.
GLC06593.18
Cooke, J. F., fl. 1841
[Number of church members who hold slaves in the United States]
Brief list citing the number of Methodists, Baptist, Campbellites and other religious denominations who hold slaves in the United States. Asserts that 604,000 total church members hold slaves in the United States. Includes a pencil note and Cooke's...
GLC06593.19
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
[Notes pertaining to anti-slavery]
List of items related to anti-slavery. Also contains index citations for an unspecified document or volume. One note asserts, "A. S. Society aims to destroy the Colonization Soc." Other notes refer to the degradation of enslaved people, the...
GLC06593.21
30 May 1853
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
to Lewis Hayden
He has been so busy getting his affairs in order to leave for Washington that he hasn't had time to reply to Hayden. Writes that Wendell Phillips properly named McLean when he called him the "Western Miscreant." Possibly refering to John McLean, an...
GLC07483.18
circa 29 April 1858
Burritt, Elihu, 1810-1879
Prospectus of "The North and South."
Transmitted by Burritt to Reverend Dr. Murray with a letter (GLC 2448.03.01). Advertises the publication of a weekly newspaper, "The North and South," with Burritt as editor. The paper's objective is to "unite the millions of all sections and...
GLC02448.03.02
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