ALS, 1846 [torn mo.] 15, Bainbridge, [Ohio] to Roswell Cushman / Calysta and H. Post.

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ALS, 1846 [torn mo.] 15, Bainbridge, [Ohio] to Roswell Cushman / Calysta and H. Post.

Calysta Post writes to her brother and sister mentioning the plight of the slave. H. Post appends a letter mentioning purchase of cattle in Illinois and how his products will be dispersed to various places. He refers to Abby Kelley (Foster) and the evils of slavery and the "wicked citty" Alton.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6931770

Haverford College Library

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Foster, Abby Kelley, 1811-1887

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Abby Kelley Foster (January 15, 1811 – January 14, 1887) was an American abolitionist and radical social reformer active from the 1830s to 1870s. She became a fundraiser, lecturer and committee organizer for the influential American Anti-Slavery Society, where she worked closely with William Lloyd Garrison and other radicals. She married fellow abolitionist and lecturer Stephen Symonds Foster, and they both worked for equal rights for women and for Africans enslaved in the Americas. Foster wa...

Post, H.

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Post, Calysta.

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H. Post was an abolitionist. From the description of ALS, 1846 [torn mo.] 15, Bainbridge, [Ohio] to Roswell Cushman / Calysta and H. Post. (Haverford College Library). WorldCat record id: 17670496 ...

Cushman, Roswell.

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