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10 December 1864
Richmond weekly enquirer. [Vol. 37, no. 158 (December 10, 1864)]
Sherman's position, Lincoln's message to Congress, Abolition of slavery by Constitutional Amendment.
GLC05959.73.15
20 November 1819
Hopkinson, Joseoph, 1770-1842
to William Tudor
One letter dated Bordentown, November 20, 1819 from Joseph Hopkinson to William Tudor. Relates to Hopkinson's opinion that should slavery continue to exist in the United States it would be to its own detriment. Mentions likeliness that Louisiana will...
GLC09821
25 August 1849
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
to Chancellor Walworth
Smith responds to a paper Walworth signed as chairman of an unspecified committee. Attacks Walworth's claim "that democracy and slavery may be in full fellowship with each other." Reuben Hyde Walworth served as Chancellor of the State of New York...
GLC04717.15
October 13, 1862
Dana, Richard Henry, 1815-1882
to John Dennison Baldwin
Discusses his recollection of an anti-slavery convention and his support for President Abraham Lincoln. Dana was currently U.S. district attorney for Massachusetts, appointed by Lincoln.
GLC00978
04 January 1891
Brown, John Jr., 1821-1895
to F.B. Sanborn
W.P. Garrison has defamed Brown family in "The Prelude of Harper's Ferry 11: John Brown, Guerrilla" by contradicting their claims: "Father early cherished a purpose to make war upon slavery by Force and arms...war as understood by us meant war."
GLC08295
7 May 1846
To the Liberty Party
Discusses the Liberty Party's objectives, including the foremost goal of overthrowing slavery. Analyzes modification and expansion of party objectives, regarding issues such as banks, tariffs, and association with slaveholders.
GLC04717.30
1844
Severance, Luther, 1797-1855
Speech of Mr. Severance, of Maine on the right of petition.
Delivered in the House of Representatives, 16 February 1844. Discusses the ban on receiving any petitions regarding the abolition of slavery in the House of Representatives. Printed by J. and G.S. Gideon, Washington, D.C. Partially uncut.
GLC00267.095
21 June 1839
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
The Liberator. [Vol. 9, no. 25 (June 21, 1839)]
With previous owner's signature ([I.] Stearns) in top margin of first page. Garrison serves as editor, Isaac Knapp as printer, and Oliver Johnson as general agent. Contains an article on the moral effects of slavery on the master. Includes...
GLC08875.48
1862/10/04
Harper & Brothers, 1833-1962
Harper's weekly. [Vol. 6, no. 301 (October 4, 1862)]
Includes a printing of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on the third page titled, "THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY." Discusses the Emancipation Proclamation, including an article titled "Slavery Practically abolished." Includes coverage of...
GLC08620
1857
Helper, Hinton R., 1829-1906
The Impending crisis of the South: How to meet it
First edition. Signed as presented by Samuel A. Winsor. Published by the Burkick Brothers, New York. Bookplate removed. In 1857, Hinton Rowan Helper, the son of a western North Carolina farmer, published one of the most politically influential...
GLC00267.074
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