Loring, Ellis Gray, 1803-1858

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A Boston lawyer and abolitionist who used his legal training to aid runaway slaves, Loring was an organizer of the New England Anti-Slavery Society. He married Louisa Gilman (1797-1868) in 1827. Their daughter, Anna Loring Dresel (1830-1896), was vice president of the Boston Sanitary Commission during the Civil War and president of Vincent Hospital. She married Otto Dresel (1826-1890), a German pianist and composer in 1863; they had two children: Louisa Loring Dresel (1864-195?) and Ellis Loring Dresel (1865-1925), a lawyer.

From the description of Papers, 1809-1942 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122557306

From the description of Ellis Gray Loring Family papers, 1828-1923 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 122471048

Loring was a Boston lawyer and abolitionist and organizer of the New England Anti-Slavery Society.

From the description of Papers, 1825-1865 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 421911293

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referencedIn Child, David Lee, 1794-1874. Papers, 1854-1857 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880. Lydia Maria Francis Child papers, 1838-1878. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Papers, 1819-1852. Houghton Library
referencedIn Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880. Papers of Lydia Maria Francis Child [manuscript], 1844-1877. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf Loring, Ellis Gray, 1803-1858. Papers, 1825-1865 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Jackson, Francis, 1789-1861. At a full meeting of some of the warmest advocates of the Anti-Slavery cause in Boston: Letter from Francis Jackson et al., 1843 January 9. Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
referencedIn Clarke, James Freeman, 1810-1888. Additional correspondence, 1787-1886 Houghton Library
referencedIn John Thomas Codman Brook Farm collection, 1840-1901. Houghton Library
referencedIn Portrait file: Guide. Houghton Library
creatorOf Loring, Ellis Gray, 1803-1858. Papers, 1809-1942 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Gould, Benjamin Apthorp, 1824-1896. Certificate, 1821 June 21, Boston. Boston Athenaeum
referencedIn Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874. Correspondence, 1829-1874 Houghton Library
creatorOf Fuller, Margaret, 1810-1850. Autograph letter signed S.M. Fuller to: To Mr. & Mrs. Loring/Dear Friends August 22, [18]45. Wellesley College
referencedIn Autograph File, L, 1641-1976. Houghton Library
creatorOf Loring, Ellis Gray, 1803-1858. Ellis Gray Loring Family papers, 1828-1923 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Lutz, Alma, 1890-1973. Collection of documents by and about abolitionists and women's rights activists, 1775-1943 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Ripley, George, 1802-1880. Papers, 1834-1882. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf Channing, William Ellery, 1780-1842. Papers, 1819-1852. Houghton Library
referencedIn Houghton Library. Houghton Library printed book provenance file, L-Q. 1942. Houghton Library
referencedIn Records of lawyers in New England, New Brunswick, New York, and Illinois, 1719-1912 (inclusive). Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
creatorOf Bax, Clifford, 1886-1962,. Women authors collection, Ca-Ch, 1827-1900. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
referencedIn Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884. Papers, 1555-1882 (bulk: 1833-1881) Houghton Library
creatorOf Cooper, William, 1720-1809. Tuckerman family deeds, 1765-1831. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Lutz, Alma, 1890-1973. Collection of documents by and about abolitionists and women's rights activists, 1775-1943 Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
creatorOf Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880. Lydia Maria Child letters, 1827-1872. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818. Anna E. Roth collection, 1639-1897. Massachusetts Historical Society
referencedIn Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880. Letters, 1828-1879 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Palfrey family papers, 1713-1915 Houghton Library
referencedIn Autograph File, A, 1518-2002. Houghton Library
creatorOf Loring, Ellis Gray, 1803-1858. A common place book : upon the plan recommended and practised by John Locke, Esq. : manuscript, 1823. Houghton Library
referencedIn Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society records, 1850-1858. New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884. Papers, 1555-1882 (bulk: 1833-1881) Houghton Library
referencedIn Lesley, J. Peter, 1819-1903. Papers, 1826-1898 American Philosophical Society
creatorOf Loring, Ellis Gray, 1803-1858. Letterpress copybook : manuscript, 1837-1841. Houghton Library
referencedIn Lydia Maria Francis Child papers, 1838-1878 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn Lydia Maria Child Collection, 1844-1879 University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
referencedIn New England Anti-Slavery Convention. Resolution, 1858. Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Ralph Waldo Emerson letters from various correspondents, ca. 1814-1882. Houghton Library
creatorOf Channing, William Ellery, 1780-1842. The duty of the free states : or, Remarks suggested by the case of the Creole : autograph manuscript of parts I and II, 1842. Pierpont Morgan Library.
referencedIn Letters to Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, 1761-1904 (inclusive), 1820-1888 (bulk) Houghton Library
referencedIn Amistad Schooner case collection, 1839-1968. Tulane University, Amistad Research Center
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Place Name Admin Code Country
Boston (Mass.)
United States
New England
Massachusetts
Germany
New England
New England
Europe
Boston (Mass.)
Germany
Boston (Mass.)
Subject
Antislavery movements
Books and reading
Courtship
Family records
Fugitive slaves
Voyages and travels
World War, 1914-1918
World War, 1939-1945
Occupation
Abolitionists
Lawyers
Activity

Person

Birth 1803

Death 1858

German,

English

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