Papers of James Redpath, 1861 [microform]

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Papers of James Redpath, 1861 [microform]

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/173183825

Volume of copies of letters and reports with some newspaper clippings relating to Redpath's duties as General Agent of Emigration to Haiti and Commercial Agent for Haiti, at Philadelphia. Most of this work involved the recruiting of free blacks, chiefly from New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington, D.C., and Canada for emigration to Haiti. Includes material relating to general relations between the U.S. and Haiti, the Spanish occupation of the Dominican Republic, and the affair of the brig William. Correspondents include Benjamin C. Clarke, Auguste Elie, Thaddeus Hyatt, Victorien PleĢsance, William H. Seward, and Charles Sumner.

1 volume (358 pages).

Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Duke University Libraries, Duke University Library; Perkins Library

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Redpath, James, 1833-1891

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Journalist, educator, and abolitionist. From the description of Papers of James Redpath, 1861 [microform] (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 173183825 From the description of Papers of James Redpath, 1861. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79455130 American journalist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to Henry C. Bowen, 1871 Oct. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270616506 James Redpath was a journalist and acti...