Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society records, 1850-1858.

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Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society records, 1850-1858.

Correspondence and papers, 1850-1858, of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society.

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Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879

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Anti-slavery advocate. From the description of Circular and letter, 1848 Jan. 21, Boston, to Rev. Mr. Russell, South Hingham. (Boston Athenaeum). WorldCat record id: 231311718 Abolitionist and reformer William Lloyd Garrison was founder of the Boston abolitionist paper, The Liberator, and the New England Anti-Slavery Society. From the description of Papers, 1835-1873 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007257 Abolitionist and lectur...

Burns, Anthony, 1834-1862

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Anthony Burns (31 May 1834 – 17 July 1862) was a fugitive slave whose recapturing, extradition, and court case led to wide-scale public outcries of injustice, and ultimately, increased opposition to slavery by Northerners. Burns was born a slave in Stafford County, Virginia. As a young man, he became a Baptist and a "slave preacher" at the Falmouth Union Church in Falmouth, Virginia. In 1853, he escaped from slavery and reached Boston, where he started working. The following year, he was c...

Jackson, Francis, 1789-1861

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American temperance leader. From the description of Autograph letters signed (4) : [n.p.], to the Reverend John Pierpont, 1841 Feb. 13-1849 May 15. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269544794 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Boston, to the Reverand George Ripley, 1841 Mar. 6. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 269523333 Reformer. From the description of Papers of Francis Jackson, 1845-1849. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450123 ...

Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society

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Originally known as the New-England Anti-Slavery Society; name. From the description of Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society records, 1850-1858. (New York University, Group Batchload). WorldCat record id: 58783364 ...

Loring, Ellis Gray, 1803-1858

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A Boston lawyer and abolitionist who used his legal training to aid runaway slaves, Loring was an organizer of the New England Anti-Slavery Society. He married Louisa Gilman (1797-1868) in 1827. Their daughter, Anna Loring Dresel (1830-1896), was vice president of the Boston Sanitary Commission during the Civil War and president of Vincent Hospital. She married Otto Dresel (1826-1890), a German pianist and composer in 1863; they had two children: Louisa Loring Dresel (1864-195?) and Ellis Loring...

Quincy, Edmund, 1808-1877

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Edmund Quincy, author and abolitionist, was the son of Josiah Quincy, President of Harvard University. He graduated from Harvard, and wrote several novels and a biography of his father. He was an active member of the anti-slavery movement, and published numerous articles on the topic. From the description of Edmund Quincy letters, 1855-1868. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 57759735 Edumund Quincy, author and reformer, was born in Boston, Mass.,...

Vigilance Committee (Boston, Mass.)

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Boston anti-slavery organization. From the description of Account book, 1850-1861. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 31526764 ...

Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884

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Wendell Phillips (born November 29, 1811, Boston, Massachusetts – died February 2, 1884, Boston, Massachusetts), orator and reformer, was one of the leaders of the abolitionist movement in Boston, Massachusetts, wrote frequently for William Lloyd Garrison's Liberator, and eventually became president of the American Anti-Slavery Society. He contributed much to the cause through inflammatory speeches favoring the division of the Union and opposing the acquisition of Texas and the war with Mexico. ...

Sewall, Samuel E. (Samuel Edmund), 1799-1888

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Thomas, Jonathan, b. 1812.

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