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April 18, 1830
Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846
to Thomas Pringle
Discusses procedures for a public meeting on protecting the enslaved people in the crown colonies, namely Jamaica. Advises shrewd planning and maintaining a schedule.
GLC00496.146
1833
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834
Discusses anti-slavery legislation and Pringle's Anti-Slavery Society.
GLC00496.147
1832
Discusses abolition debates in Parliament. Preaches about moral freedoms in regard to reason and conscience.
GLC00496.148
August 22, 1832
Macaulay, Thomas Babington, & Baron, 1800-1859
to unknown
Apologizes for being unable to attend an introduction to Samuel Taylor Coleridge arranged by the note's recipient.
GLC00496.190
March 17, 1832
Macaulay, Zachary, 1768-1838
Discusses unity in matters of the Anti-Slavery Committee.
GLC00496.191
circa July 1838
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
[Speech fragment on the proposed annexation of Texas]
Report of Adams to his constituents on events in the 25th Congress, intended for newspaper publication. Adams mentions the speech of Vermont Congressman William Slade, which so offended southerners that they walked out. Discusses annexation of Texas...
GLC00567
November 15, 1860
Bethune, James N., 1803-1895
to Paul Semmes
Discusses the meeting of the legislature in Milledgeville, Georgia on the issue of secession. Writes that the general consensus in Milledgeville is one of resistance. States that Georgia Senator Benjamin Hill is demanding that Lincoln enforce the...
GLC00572.14
May 12, 1857
Brown, John, 1800-1859
to Mary Ann Brown
Writes to his wife enclosing a draft for thirty dollars from Gerrit Smith and his wife, Ann Carrol Fitzhugh Smith. Part of the money is to be used on presents, the rest on expenses. She must try and make the money last, since he does not know how...
GLC00516
February 21, 1842
Van Buren, Martin, 1782-1862
to A. C. Paige
Discusses slavery and Union in relationship to politics. States, in part: "Whilst we cling to the Union we must yield to our sister states all that was intended to be secured to them by the Constitution." Also discusses publication of the letter....
GLC00529.04
October 19, 1847
Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850
to R. C. Wood
Writes to his son-in-law, a U.S. Army surgeon in Baltimore, about the presidential campaign, with doubt about his chances. In regard to the congressional debate over slavery, expresses his hope that a compromise will be achieved, since the outcome...
GLC00529.05
November 7, 1851
Buchanan, James, 1791-1868
to Ezra B. Chase
Buchanan states his position on slavery and the legal implications of enlsaved people seeking emancipation. Buchanan strongly supports the Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act, and believes it will reduce sectional strife. He is "decidedly...
GLC00529.06
1860
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
The address of the Hon. Abraham Lincoln [Cooper Institute address]
Disbound. First edition but third printing of remarks. Annotated by Cephas Brainerd and Charles C. Nott. Not in Sabin but related to B41160. Known as the Cooper Union (Cooper Institute) address. This speech in New York was instrumental in...
GLC00533
May 17, 1853
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
to Lizzie Ellicott
Chastises her lightly for not replying to his note and gift sooner. Mentions that he was in Syracuse, New York and visited Gerrit Smith in Petersboro where he also gave a speech. Hopes to visit in July.
GLC00644
December 31, 1851
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
to James Robb
Comments on the current perilous state of the Republic, and praises Senator Solomon W. Downs for his help in passing the Compromise of 1850. Asks Robb to help make sure that the Louisiana legislature re-elects Downs as a senator. Worries that the...
GLC00539
19 August 1844
Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858
General Order no. 17, re: Texas question and possibility of more service
Docketed. Directed to the African Squadron; received on Oct. 19.
GLC00896
November 1860
Ferrill, Julius A., ?-1861
[Resolutions of the Southern Rights Vigilance Club]
Signed by Ferrill with over 25 others. Concerns their opposition to Abraham Lincoln and abolitionism. Resolves to "resist and prevent" Lincoln's inauguration (if elected), to offer their services to any seceding state, to resist anyone who would...
GLC00837
1844
The Negro forget-me-not songster, the only work published, containing all the Negro songs, that have ever appeared.
Signed on free front endpaper by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "H. W. Longfellow." Original cloth spine laid onto modern leather. Title on spine: "Nigga forget-me-not songster." Published by Turner & Fisher. Songs written in "dialect," and some are...
GLC00796
[Two letters to Thomas T. Craven] [Decimalized .01 and .02]
GLC00815
January 3, 1844
to Thomas T. Craven
Perry, Commander of U.S. Naval Forces on the western coast of Africa, writes from the U.S.S. Macedonia (off the coast of Monrovia) to Lieutenant Commodore Craven of the U.S. Brig Porpoise. Directs Craven to survey anchorage at Fish Town, near Cape...
GLC00815.01
September 13, 1844
Canot, Theodore, 1804-1860
Writes to Lieutenant Commodore Craven about the building and rigging of ship to be named 'Le Pauvre Diable.' Asks to borrow a book on shipbuilding if possible, and asks for advice on how to rig his ship in "the American stile."
GLC00815.02
October 1854
Jay, John, 1817-1894
Free Democratic Address to the People of the State of New York.
Anti-slavery broadside signed in type by John P. Hale, Hiram Barney and John Jay, the New York Politician and descendant of the earlier John Jay, as a committee appointed by the State Convention of the Free Democracy. Urges support for anti-Nebraska...
GLC02383
15 June 1838
Calhoun, John C. (John Caldwell), 1782-1850
to David Hubbard
Written by Calhoun in blue ink, concerning his support for (and failure to get) a rail route from Georgia to the west, instead of through Ohio. He concludes that southern rail routes will unite the slaveholding states and change commercial and...
GLC02320.01
4 March 1858
to William P. Fessenden
Praises a speech of Fessenden and mentions that in order for the Republicans to win the election in 1860, they will need to keep together on their own principles. Comments on the opinions of Stephen Douglas, "The Douglas notion of a popular...
GLC02286
2 April 1844
[General orders pertaining to the deaths of Thomas Gilmer and Beverly Kennon]
Perry signs as Commander of Naval Forces on the West Coast of Africa. Transmits a copy of two general orders issued following the death of Thomas W. Gilmer, late Secretary of the Navy. Transmits the orders to commanding officers of vessels attached...
GLC02430
9 March 1846
Anthony, Philip, 1800-?
to Ford, Heath & Company
Anthony discusses the payment of interest on bonds and business ventures with Ford, Heath, & Company, a British firm. Explaining the economic situation in Arkansas, Anthony states "Liberal loans were made upon long times payable in installments with...
GLC02210.01
5 February 1857
Brown, John Jr., 1821-1895
to T. S. Whitney
Wishes to know if he will be put on trial in Kansas, since the time set for his treason trial is approaching, and he must return if a trial takes place. Conviction of another free state man, despite little evidence. Hears there is a warrant for...
GLC02228
24 September 1854
Stanton, Edwin M. (Edwin McMasters), 1814-1869
to Jeremiah S. Black
Informs Black of the cholera epidemic in Pittsburgh, and warns him not to return to the city until it has abated. States a hundred people a day are dying. Jeremiah S. Black was chief justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, and later U.S...
GLC02229
1831-1864
Collection of George Wortham [Decimalized .01-.56]
The majority of this collection consists of correspondence and other documents directed to Captain George "Granville Greys" Wortham from other military personnel. These materials discuss recruitment of personnel and unrest within the Confederate army...
GLC02233
1860-1877
Powers, John Hale, fl. 1973
[Collection of John H. Powers, 1st regiment, Vermont, cavalry] [decimalized]
Collection of 75 letters written to a private in the first Vermont Cavalry, 1860-77, from friends and schoolmates at Newbury Seminary, and fraternity brothers from Wesleyan College. Some of the letters are from soldiers in the field, while others...
GLC02181
23 August 1856
Welles, Gideon, 1802-1878
to Francis Preston Blair
Praises a letter Blair wrote, published in a newspaper (possibly the New York Evening Post). Has confidence that "we shall succeed in electing Fremont," referring to John C. Fremont's candidacy in the 1856 Presidential election. Compares the...
GLC02184
5 December 1855
to Owen Brown
Brown discusses the free state struggle, and reports there are rumors of a free state man being murdered, and that it may lead to more violence. Says "We feel more, & more certain that Kansas will be a Free State." Also discusses family affairs...
GLC02454
26 June 1847
Birney, James Gillespie, 1792-1857
to Joshua Leavitt
Birney, an abolitionist, writes to Leavitt, a reformer and minister in Boston. Has been asked to write columns for the Herald, a newspaper, and is allowed by the editor to freely express his opinions. Notes that Dr. Bailey (possibly Gamaliel Bailey...
GLC02448.02
29 April 1858
Burritt, Elihu, 1810-1879
to Reverend Dr. Murray
Recalls receiving a letter from Murray regarding the Cleveland Emancipation Convention one year before. Transmits a circular (GLC 2448.03.02), an account of the organization of the National Compensation Emancipation Society. Asks Murray to read the...
GLC02448.03.01
23 August 1851
Clay, Cassius Marcellus, 1810-1903
Written from "White Hall," Clay's estate. Clay, an emancipationist, replies to a letter from an unspecified recipient. Possibly discussing his run for Governor as an anti-slavery candidate in 1851, writes, "The number of votes cast for the anti...
GLC02448.05
4 December 1847
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
to Joseph Ricketson
Accepts Ricketson's invitation to lecture before the New Bedford Lyceum, if his health permits. Exclaims, "Would that U could be an attendant at your anti-slavery meetings, to be held to-day and to-morrow in your place!" Notes that his friend, the...
GLC02448.06
circa 15 June 1845
May, Samuel J., 1797-1871
to Marius Racine Robinson
May, a prominent abolitionist and reformer, writes to Robinson, Secretary of the Western Anti-Slavery Society. Robinson had invited May to speak, and May promises to come if he can find a suitable replacement to serve as pastor in his absence...
GLC02448.12
circa June 14, 1853
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
to James Redpath
Phillips, an ardent abolitionist, informs Redpath that the "Traveller," a Boston paper, printed an article Phillips wrote. Asks Redpath to inform him why the "Post" would not print the article, and to cut and send a copy of the article from the...
GLC02448.13
26 April 1856
Wylly, George W., fl. 1856
[Bill for sale of eight slaves]
Partially printed. George Wylly sells eight slaves (Saturday, Tuesday, Dilia, Julia, Emily, Elizabeth, Mary, and Charly) to Davis Smith. Docket indicates that the enslaved people were sold for $4900.
GLC02448.19
1857
Howard, Benjamin C., 1791-1872
Report of the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States, and the opinions of the judges thereof, in the case of Dred Scott versus John F. A. Sandford.
Printed by Cornelius Wendell. Contains original paper cover, from which several large fragments are missing.
GLC00267.058
20 January 1843
Winthrop, Grenville Temple, 1807-1852
Free colored seamen - Majority and minority reports.
27th Congress, 3d session, House of Representatives document no. 80. Concerns South Carolina law jailing all free blacks in Charleston. Winthrop as senator from Massachusetts, protests on behalf of the citizens of Boston, against the jailing of free...
GLC00267.062
28 January 1846
Georgia. Legislature
Resolutions of the legislature of Georgia, relative to the controversy between Massachusetts and the states of South Carolina and Louisiana.
House document no. 87, 20th Congress, 1st session. Georgia legislature supports the states' rights position taken by South Carolina and Louisiana. Resolves that Georgia opposes Massachusetts' interference in those states' affairs and will cooperate...
GLC00267.065
1850
United States. Congress
Proceedings of the United States Senate on the Fugitive Slave Bill,- the abolition of the slavetrade in the District of Columbia, - and the imprisonment of free colored seamen in the Southern ports ...
Includes speeches of Senators John Davis, Grenville Winthrop, and others. Printed by T. R. Marvin.
GLC00267.066
28 February 1842
United States. Congress (27th, 3d session : 1842)
Schooner Amistad: message from the President of the United States, transmitting sundry...
(title continues)... letters between the Department of State and Chevalier d'Argaiz on the subject of the schooner 'Amistad.' Contains messages from President John Tyler, Secretary of State Daniel Webster, and Chevalier d'Argaiz, envoy extraordinary...
GLC00267.067.01
Converse, John Kendrick, 1801-1880
A Discourse, on the moral, legal and domestic condition of our colored population, preached before the Vermont Colonization Society, at Montpelier, October 17, 1832.
Converse preaches that Blacks, "though they might be freemen in name, can never be raised to the rank and privileges of freemen in this country." He blames white American racism for this situation and proposes colonization as the solution. First...
GLC00267.050
1837
Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society
Fifth annual report of the Board of Managers of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, with some account of the annual meeting, January 25, 1837.
First edition. Printed by Isaac Knapp. List of lifetime members of the Society on the back cover. Contains a report and proceedings of the annual meeting, which began on 25 January. One section of the report states: "Abolitionists may not...
GLC00267.051
1839
Channing, William Ellery, 1780-1842
Remarks on the slavery question, in a letter to Jonathan Phillips Esq.
Attacks colonizationists like Senator Henry Clay, "who dream of removing slavery by the process of draining it off to another country; a process about as reasonable as that of draining the Atlantic." He also argues that colonization confirms racial...
GLC00267.052
1851
Peabody, Ephraim, 1807-1856
Slavery in the United States: its evils, alleviations and remedies.
Reprinted from the North American Review. Sees colonization as the only solution to slavery. "Were legal slavery abolished at the South, it would probably be centuries before it could be abolished from the Southern mind." Believes abolitionist...
GLC00267.056
Nott, Samuel, 1788-1869
Slavery and the remedy; or, the principles and suggestions for a remedial code.
"Fifth edition: with a review of the decision of the supreme court in the case of Dred Scott." First edition published after Dred Scott, with a review of the case. Nott is an apologist for the court. Reminds readers of the possibility of secession...
GLC00267.061
1835
North Carolina, General Assembly
Acts passed at the general assembly of the state of North Carolina, at the session of 1834-1835.
Printed by Philo White, printer to the state. Some pages uncut. Contains acts and resolutions.
GLC00267.064
11 May 1830
Francis Larche.
21st Congress, 1st Session, House of Representatives document no. 401. The Senate referred a bill to the Committee of Claims for the relief of Francis Larche, who sought reimbursement for an enslaved person killed while impressed into U.S. service.
GLC00267.071
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