Portfolio of antislavery letters, 1859-1946, 1859-1861 (bulk).

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Portfolio of antislavery letters, 1859-1946, 1859-1861 (bulk).

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Manuscript and printed letters written by and to British and American abolitionists, including clippings of printed letters from Harriet Martineau to the National Anti-slavery standard and other newspapers. Subjects include the controversy between Martineau and the Standard, and Martineau's attitude to the approach of the Civil War. Correspondents include Harriet Martineau, Sarah Pugh, Auguste Langet, Maria Weston Chapman, and Maria's daughter Anne Chapman. Also included is a letter from Gordon S. Haight to E. R. B. Willis, dated 26 Dec. 1946, describing the collection.

1 v. ; 43 cm.

Cornell University Library

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Cornell University Library

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Pugh, Sarah, 1800-1884

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Abolitionist and suffragist, Pugh travelled extensively, lecturing about her causes. From the description of Poem, 1868. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232007509 ...

Willis, E. R. B.

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Chapman, Anne, 19th cent.

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Haight, Gordon Sherman

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Gordon S. Haight was an American educator and author, known for his groundbreaking works on George Eliot. Born in 1901 in Michigan and educated at Yale University and Kent School, he joined the Yale faculty in 1933 and retired in 1968. His serendipitous discovery of some unpublished George Eliot letters at Yale led to his lifelong study of the author, including a universally praised 1968 biography and an acclaimed edition of Eliot's letters. When Eliot was memorialized in Westminster Abbey, Haig...

Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876

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Harriet Martineau, English novelist, economist, and social reformer. From the guide to the Harriet Martineau manuscript material : 11 items, ca. 1834-1861, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) English author and traveler. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Stockbridge, Massachusetts, to Judge Joseph Story, [1836] May 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270871427 Harriet Martineau, journalis...

Langet, Auguste.

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Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885

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Maria Weston Chapman was a New England anti-slavery activist, writer, and editor. From the description of Maria Weston Chapman letters, 1839 and 1884. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 49016462 Abolitionist Maria Weston Chapman was born in Weymouth, Mass., to Warren and Anne (Bates) Weston. In 1830 she married Henry Grafton Chapman, who encouraged her interest in abolition. She helped organize the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society and was active...