Owen Lovejoy Collection, ca. 1859.

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Owen Lovejoy Collection, ca. 1859.

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The collection contains an undated note and a printed speech, "The Fanaticism of the Democratic Party," delivered by the Hon. Owen Lovejoy, of Illinois, to the U.S. House of Representatives, Feb. 21, 1859, in which he takes a strong abolitionist stand and states he has indeed harbored fugitive slaves.

.02 linear feet (1 folder)

University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7065957

University of California, Santa Barbara, UCSB Library

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Democratic Party (U.S.)

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Lovejoy, Owen, 1811-1864

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Came to Princeton, Illinois in 1838 as minister of the Congregational Church and strong abolitionist. His home there was a stop on the Underground Railroad. He was elected to the state legislature in 1854 and to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1856, where he served five terms. He was the brother of slain abolitionist, Elijah Lovejoy. From the description of Letters, 1837, 1858, 1863. (Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library). WorldCat record id: 52538367 ...