Papers, 1859.

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Papers, 1859.

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This small collection consists of three letters written to Slack from Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), and Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) in regard to a lecture that was to be given to the Fraternity Course, a literary association, in Boston on Tuesday, 1 November 1859. Douglass has been scheduled to lecture, but due to the incident at Harper's Ferry, W.V., and having U.S. marshals after him, Doulgass left the country for Canada. Thoreau took Douglass' place and delivered the lecture "The Character and Actions of Capt. John Brown."

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Emerson, Ralph Waldo, 1803-1882

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Ralph Waldo Emerson (May 25, 1803, Boston, Massachusetts– April 27, 1882, Concord, Massachusetts), American essayist, lecturer, philosopher, and poet who led the transcendentalist movement of the mid-19th century.Epithet: American essayist British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000621.0x000365 ...

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895

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Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born into slavery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in 1818. He barely knew his mother, who lived on a different plantation and died when he was a young child and never discovered the identity of his father. When he turned eight years old, his slaveowner hired him out to work as a body servant in Baltimore. At an early age, Frederick realized there was a connection between literacy and freedom. Not allowed to attend school, he taught himself to read and wr...

Thoreau, Henry David, 1817-1862

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Henry David Thoreau (b. July 12, 1817, Concord, Massachusetts-d. May 6, 1862, Concord, Massachusetts), American author, lecturer, naturalist, student of Native American artifacts and life, transcendentalist, land surveyor, and life-long resident of Concord, Massachusetts. He was an active opponent of slavery and a social critic. He graduated from Harvard College in 1837....

Slack, Charles W. (Charles Wesley), 1825-1885

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Charles Wesley Slack (1825-1885) editor, publisher, and public servant, was the son of Ruggles and Sally Eaton Slack. He was born in Boston, Mass., on 21 February 1825, and died there on 11 April 1855. From the description of Papers, 1859. (American Antiquarian Society). WorldCat record id: 288061312 ...