Theodore Pierson student essay, 1830 Apr. 8.

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Theodore Pierson student essay, 1830 Apr. 8.

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This collection consists of one hand-sewn volume dating from April 8, 1830. The volume is an essay entitled Emancipation of the Slaves, that was written by Theodore Pierson, a student of Mendham Seminary of Morris County. The essay attacks the institution of slavery from a moral standpoint, and draws attention to the discordance between the concept of freedom so prized by Americans, and their denial of this freedom to their fellow men.

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New Jersey Historical Society Library

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New Jersey Historical Society Library

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Fairchild, Ezra.

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Pierson, Theodore, 1813-1901

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Theodore Pierson attended Mendham Seminary, which was probably either an academy for boys established by William Rankin or the Hilltop School established by Ezra Fairchild. From the description of Theodore Pierson student essay, 1830 Apr. 8. (New Jersey Historical Society Library). WorldCat record id: 53875613 ...