New-York African Free-School; American Convention for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery and Improving the Condition of the African Race; Abolitionists--New York (State)--New York--Societies, etc.; African Americans--Education--New York...
New-York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves, commonly known as the New-York Manumission Society, was established 1785 to publicly promote the abolition of slavery and manumission of slaves in New York State. The society, which was...
The collection includes three volumes, correspondence, and documents, 1768-1803, related to English abolitionist and reformer Granville Sharp. The first volume contains copies of letters and related documents, 1768-1773, sent to Granville Sharp,...
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Athol; Antislavery movements--United States
Six-page letter dated January 7, 1846, from G. [George] Bradburn in Boston [Massachusetts] to Lysander Spooner in Athol, Massachusetts, discussing [Samuel E.] Sewall's criticisms of Spooner's work and also mentioning the acceptance by [Charles?]...
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Abolitionists--New York (State)--Peterboro; Antislavery movements--United States
Two-page letter from Gerrit Smith in Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner dated May 1, 1860, discussing legal aspects of slavery. This letter is part of the Misc. Mss. Smith, Gerrit collection in the New-York Historical Society.
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Abolitionists--New York (State)--Peterboro; Libel and slander--New York (State)--New York
Manuscript copy of a four-page letter from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to Gerrit Smith dated October 21, 1860, regarding Smith's libel suit against Royal Phelps and others.
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Abolitionists--New York (State)--Peterboro
Two-page letter dated September 17, 1862,from Gerrit Smith of Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner discussing the bequeathment of his property and his poor health. This letter is part of the Slavery Collection in New-York Historical Society.
Slavery--United States; Antislavery movements--United States; Constitutional law--United States
Undated pledge of moneys to be paid to Lysander Spooner for "a review of Judge Kane's late decision, that the U.S. Courts have no constitutional right to punish for contempt without trial by jury." Signed by several prominent abolitionists,...
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Athol; Antislavery movements--United States
Four-page letter dated November 23, 1845, from G. [George] Bradburn in Boston [Massachusetts] to Lysander Spooner in Athol [Massachusetts], responding to Spooner's request for a visit and disucssing opinions of, and reactions to, Spooner's essays.
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Abolitionists--Maine--Bangor; Antislavery movements--United States
Four-page letter dated September 10, 1845, from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn in Bangor, Maine, discussing general news of the abolitionist movement, mentioning Gerrit Smith, Mr. [Joshua?] Leavitt, and J. [James?]...
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Winchendon; Antislavery movements--United States
Draft of a six-page letter dated December 7, 1846, in the hand of Lysander Spooner in Winchendon, Massachusetts, addressed to [George] Bradburn, discussing various news of the abolitionist movement, opinions on articles and letters written by...
Four-page letter dated December 7, 1846, from Lysander Spooner in Winchendon, Massachusetts, to George Bradburn in Cleveland, Ohio, discussing various news of the abolitionist movement, opinions on articles and letters written by Edmund Quincy,...
Four-page letter dated December 5, 1847, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn in Cleveland Ohio, discussing reveiws of Lysander's book, general news of the abolitionist movement, and Bradburn's poor health.
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Abolitionists--Ohio--Cleveland; American Liberty League
Four-page letter dated October 4, 1847, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn in Cleveland Ohio, discussing upcoming elections at the Liberty League Convention and asking for Bradburn's opinion of his book.
Two letters on four pages. First a letter dated May 2, 1847, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Athol [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn in Cleveland, Ohio, regarding Spooner's work and its publication. Second, a letter dated May 3, 1847, from George...
Four-page letter dated November 8, 1847, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn in Cleveland, Ohio, discussing abolitionist activities and news, and raising funds to support himself while writing a third chapter of...
Two-page letter dated December 15, 1847, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn, discussing Bradburn's appointment as editor of abolitonist paper, The Pioneer.
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Winchendon; Abolitionists--Ohio--Cleveland; Antislavery movements--United States
Four-page letter dated March 5, 1847, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Winchendon [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn in Cleveland, Ohio, expressing his frustration at the actions of several prominent abolitionists, including William Lloyd Garrison and...
Three-page letter dated March 9, 1849, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to [George] Bradburn, giving his criticism of Bradburn's newspaper article and discussing his refusal to "give any more ideas" to the Abolitionists without...
