Antislavery movements--United States; Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Slavery--Law and Legislation
Four-page letter dated September 20, 1852, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to [George] Bradburn, disucssing his new book, "Trial by Jury" and general abolitionist news.
Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery--Law and Legislation
Six-page letter dated July 3, 1853, from Geo. [George] Bradburn in Cleveland [Ohio] to [Lysander] Spooner, complimenting Spooner's work, "Trial by Jury" and discussing Horace Mann's election to Congress, among other abolitionist news.
Antislavery movements--United States; Slavery--Law and Legislation
Four-page letter dated April 20, 1853, from Geo. [George] Bradburn in Cleveland [Ohio] to [Lysander] Spooner, in which he discusses Spooner's work, "Trial by Jury" and "the controversy between Horace Mann and Wendell Phillips."
Four-page letter and envelope dated February 3, 1897, from Daniel McFarland in South Bend, Indiana to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, inquiring about mutual acquaintances and briefly discussing several of Spooner's pamphlets.
Four-page letter dated September 17, 1854, from D. McF. [Daniel McFarland] in Sauk City [Wisconsin] to Lysander Spooner [probably in Boston, Massachusetts], describing his circumstances in Wisconsin, and his plans to move further West.
Liberty Party (U.S.); Antislavery movements-United States; Slavery--Law and Legislation
Four-page letter from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to "Gerrit Smith, Lewis Tappan, William Goodell and others" dated March 12, 1856, explaining the reasons that Spooner has not joined the Liberty Party. At end, an additional note...
Liberty Party (U.S.); Antislavery movements-United States; Slavery--Law and Legislation
Three-page letter from Gerrit Smith in Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner dated March 16, 1856, discussing the Presidential nominee for the Liberty Party and asking Spooner to not publish his letter sent to Smith, Tappan, and Goodell.
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.
Currency question--United States; Free banking--United States
Three-page letter from Gerrit Smith in Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner dated July 13, 1858, responding to Spooner's pamphlet written on American banking systems.
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Abolitionists--New York (State)--Peterboro; Libel and slander--New York (State)--New York
Two-page letter from Gerrit Smith in Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner dated May 20, 1860, discussing a court case involving Royal Phelps and Judge [Charles A.] Peabody of New York.
Vigilant Association of the City of New York; Libel and slander--New York (State)--New York
Four-page letter from Gerrit Smith in New York [City] to C. B. Sedgwick dated September 15, 1860, expressing the regret of the "Committee" [of the Vigilant Association of the City of New York] for libel against Smith.
Extradition--Canada--Toronto; Fugitive slaves--Canada-Toronto; Slavery--Law and Legislation
Two-page letter from Gerrit Smith in Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner dated December 23, 1860, dicussing an extradition case in Canada involving slave [John] Anderson.
Two-page letter from Gerrit Smith in Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner dated March 26, 1862, acknowleding receipt of his letter and giving a brief response regarding Spooner's "friend Howe."
Four-page letter from Jno. [John] A. Thomson in Summit Point, West Virginia, to Lysander Spooner dated March 18, 1871, praising Spooner's "treatise on money" and discussing the topic of monetary systems.
Currency question--United States; Free banking--United States
Manuscript copy of a four-page letter from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to John A. Thomson dated March 5, 1871, discussing the topic of monetary systems and asking if Thomson had received works that Spooner had sent the previous year.
Horses--Law and legislation--United States; Horse stealing; Trials (Larceny)
Two-page deposition of John Cosine and Thomas Rogers to be put into evidence for a trial regarding the loan of "a certain mare said to be the property of John J. Pincey."
Two-page deposition with testimonies of L. J. Bartow and Parker Howlet of Berrien County [Michigan]. Plaintiff Bartow declares nonpayment of funds by Howlet through an endorsed note from the "Bank of Niles," to which defendant Howlet responds that...
Two-page petition submitted by Paul Woolfolk of Caroline County [Virginia] to receive payment equal to the value of his slave, Ben, who had served as a witness in a slave insurrection trial. Woolfolk argues that if he takes the slave back into his...
Abolitionists--District of Columbia; Trials--District of Columbia; Fugitive slaves--District of Columbia; Fugitive slaves--Maryland
Twenty-two leaf letter to William R. Smith [possibly William Russel Smith of the United States House of Representatives] regarding the 'case of Chaplin' [probably the trial of William L. Chaplin, who was arrested in 1850 for helping two slaves...
