Manuscript copy of a four-page letter from Gerrit Smith of Peterboro [New York] to Hon. D. [David] Wilmot, in which he responds to a letter from Wilmot discussing slavery and the United States Constitution, and sends him a copy of Lysander...
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.
Seven-page manuscript draft of a letter and envelope from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to Gerrit Smith dated June 8, 1860, discussing a libel suit against several publishers.
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.
Charles Sumner (1811-1874) was a United States senator from Massachusetts and a campaigner against slavery. This is a draft, ca. 1855, of a version of the speech delivered in New York on May 9, 1855, and published that year under the title "The...
Pictured is an aerial view of bustling New York City harbor. Various boats and ships ply the harbor in the foreground and midground, and the Statue of Liberty and Ellis Island are visible in the background. Prominently featured is the famous...
September 23, 1920
Dear Comrade:
I was glad to receive your distress call, for I am glad to know that you have the heart to hold aloft the flag of the future in the midst of the social chaos. I am not able to send you the small contribution you ask...