One-page letter dated February 4, 1856, from William Goodell, in New York, to Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts], informing that he is still expecting an order of Spooner's books for distribution among the "House."
Three letters from E. Howe to Lysander Spooner. On left, one-page letter dated December 8, 1856, from E. Howe in New York, to [Lysander] Spooner, notifying him that "you can take the chair [?] to Worcester as you desire." At middle, one-page letter...
Antislavery movements--United States; American Abolition Society; Slavery--Law and Legislation
Eight-page letter and envelope from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to Gerrit Smith dated September 10, 1857, in which he encourages Smith to put forward a motion at the American Abolition Society annual meeting in Syracuse to purchase...
American Abolition Society; Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery--Law and Legislation
One-page letter dated January 9, 1856, from William Goodell at the Office of the American Abolition Society in New York, to Lysander Spooner [in Boston, Massachusetts], regarding an order for Spooner's book [The Unconstitutionality of Slavery] and...
Antislavery movements--United States; American presidential elections; Slavery--Law and Legislation
Three-page letter dated May 25, 1856, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to [George] Bradburn, expressing his ambivalence towards the upcoming United States Presidential election.
Manuscript letter by W. McLain [M'Lain] addressed to the editors at the Colonization Rooms for publication [probably in the Maryland Colonization Journal] in Washington, D.C., asking that they print an acknowledgement for an anonymous donation.
Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery--Law and Legislation
Eight-page letter dated May 23, 1856, from Geo. [George] Bradburn in Cleveland [Ohio] to [Lysander] Spooner, discussing national anti-slavery polititcs and his poor health.
Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery--Law and Legislation
Two-page letter from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to Gerrit Smith dated February 16, 1856, discussing Smith's letter to [Salmon P.] Chase and [Charles] Sumner.
Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery--Law and Legislation
One-page printed form letter dated February 27, 1856, announcing a "Mass-Convention at Syracuse, N.Y." on Wednesdsay, May 28, 1856, and asking for nominations for President and Vice President of the United States "not merely Anti-Slavery...
Account book, 1856-1858, kept by the prominent slave trading firm of Bolton, Dickens & Co. of Lexington, Kentucky, with branches in Memphis, Charleston, Natchez, and New Orleans. It chiefly records slaves purchased and sold by the firm, with...
Bradstreet, Martha, b. 1780--Trials, litigation, etc.; Bradstreet, John, 1711-1774--Estate; Livius, Elizabeth, d. ca. 1794--Estate; Schuyler, Peter; Morgan, Charles, fl. 1795; Bradstreet family; Real property--New York (State)--New York; Utica...
Papers, 1774-1868, mainly consisting of correspondence and legal documents relating to Martha Bradsteets attempts to regain title to land in Utica (N.Y.), which was originally part of the property of General John Bradstreet, the stepfather of...
Bliss writes thanking Markham for his monetary contribution as well as getting together a meeting of the Christian Socialists. Bliss also refers to a missing book or volume.
One-page letter from Gerrit Smith of Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner dated March 20, 1856, to notify Spooner that he has "got said Wilhelm himself to [?] the Constitution" and abolitionism.
