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1880 ca.
Powelson (fl. 1880)
[Carte de visite of Anna Douglass]
Three quarter length seated carte de visite portrait of Anna Douglass. Douglass appears to be holding a parasol.
GLC07752.03
1880s ca.
Anthony, Susan B. (1820-1906)
The United States citizen's vote that Mr. Justice Hunt declared $100 damage...
"You have reason to exult, that you are a 'freeborn American' and I wish you may never be ashamed to boast of it. In all cases remember, that birth, without wisdom, is reproach and disgrace."
GLC07753.01
Masceau
[Susan B. Anthony]
Three quarter length standing portrait in black dress, holding flower. Imprint of Masceau on verso.
GLC07753.02
17 February 1860
Douglass, Frederick (1818-1895)
Frederick Douglass's paper. [Vol. 13, no. 9 (February 17, 1860)]
GLC07763
1870s ca.
Vignette bust portrait of Douglass (Currier and Ives print)
GLC07765
[1854/05-06 ca.]
Burns, Anthony (fl. 1854)
["The man is not bought!"]
Printed broadside protesting slavery. The text reads, in part: "The Man is Not Bought!....The kidnapper agreed, both publicly and in writing, to sell him for $1200. The sum was raised by eminent Boston citizens and offered him. He then claimed...
GLC07887
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
circa 1850
Phillips, Wendell (1811-1884)
to Robert Adams
Informs Adams, possibly an underground railroad train conductor in Fall River, Massachusetts, that British abolitionist George Thompson will be coming next Friday, the 13th. Tells Adams to meet him and states, "..He is a stranger and will need a...
GLC07356.02
1842
Channing, William Ellery (1780-1842)
Duty of the Free States, or remarks suggested by the case of the Creole
GLC07435
24 February 1838
Unknown
The Emancipator---Extra. February 24th 1838, Anti-Slavery Convention
Broadside inviting "Citizens of Connecticut friendly to immediate emancipation of the slaves of our Country, to send delegates to a convention to be held at Hartford" for establishing a state society. The names of the signers are printed in columns.
GLC07437
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