Search

Anthony Burns: a history.

Published by John P. Jewett and Company. Illustrated with "drawings made on the spot" pertaining to the arrest of Anthony Burns in Boston. Stevens offers an "account of the early life of Burns, of his arrest, of his voyage back to Virginia, of his...

GLC00267.152

History of the Oberlin-Wellington rescue.

Published by John P. Jewett and Company. Also published in Cleveland, Ohio, by Henry P. B. Jewett, and in New York City by Sheldon and Company.

GLC00267.153

Reminiscences of fugitive-slave days in Boston.

Bearse, a Massachusetts native, served as a mate on many ships transporting enslaved people up and down the coast between 1818 and 1830. He shares his experiences from these days, showing great empathy for the enslaved people with whom he came into...

GLC00267.154

The landmark of freedom. Speech of Hon. Charles Sumner against the repeal of the Missouri prohibition of slavery north of 36 30'.

Published by John P. Jewett and Company. Published in Cleveland, Ohio, by Jewett, Proctor, and Worthington. Contains a Burnham Brothers College, School, and Library imprint on front cover. Bound with string. Pages are gilt-edged.

GLC00267.157

Controversy between New-York Tribune and Gerrit Smith.

Printed by John A. Gray. Smith, a United States Representative 1853-1854, had been accused of missing an important vote on the Kansas-Nebraska Bill. Claiming previous misrepresentation in the Tribune, argues that he voted against the Kansas...

GLC00267.158

A history of Lawrence, Kansas, from the first settlement to the close of the rebellion

Published by E. F. Caldwell, Lawrence Journal Press.

GLC00267.160

The War in Kansas: a rough trip to the border, among new homes and a strange people.

Published by Derby & Jackson. Signed by Julia E. M. Hodge on the inner front cover. Also contains inscription related to Sheridan Edward Mott: "Young, handsome, brave and intellectual he gave his life in the war of the Rebellion. Shot Sep. 20 1863...

GLC00267.161

Last three speeches on Kansas and freedom.

Published by Higgins and Bradley. Includes "Origination of Appropriation Bills" (delivered 7 February), "The Abrogation of Treaties" (delivered 6 March), and "The Crime Against Kansas. The Apologies for the Crime. The True Remedy" (19 and 20 May...

GLC00267.162

Kanzas and the Constitution.

Printed by Damrell & Moore. Written by "Cecil," a pseudonym of Sidney G. Fisher. First published in the Philadelphia North American 31 July 1856, and copied into the Boston Daily Advertiser 18 August 1856.

GLC00267.164

The true issue, and the duty of the Whigs: an address before the citizens of Cambridge, October 1, 1856.

Also titled "An Address before the Citizens of Cambridge." Printed by James Munroe and Company.

GLC00267.165