Slaves--Emancipation--United States; Massachusetts--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American; Antislavery movements--Massachusetts; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Participation, African American; United States...
Three-page letter marked 'Confidential' to Lysander Spooner of Boston [Massachusetts] requesting his participation in an Executive Committee formed to advocate for the enlistment of blacks to fight in the Civil War. Signed by George L. Stearns on...
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Abolitionists--Illinois--Chicago; Antislavery movements--United States
Three-page letter dated April 22, 1861, from Wm. [William] Brackett in Chicago [Illinois], to Lysander Spooner [of Boston, Massachusetts], giving his opinion of several pamphlets by Spooner and the political mood of Chicago.
Three-page letter dated April 26, 1846, from Geo. [George] Bradburn in Nantucket [Massachusetts] to Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] discussing his romantic prospects with Elizabeth Sargeant.
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Nantucket; Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Athol; Antislavery movements--United States
Three-page letter dated April 15, 1846, from Geo. [George] Bradburn in Nantucket [Massachusetts] to Lysander Spooner in Athol, Massachusetts, in which he asks for a letter from Dr. and Mrs. [George] Hoyt and discusses Thomas Earle's opinion of...
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...
Three-page letter dated March 5, 1850, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Worcester [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn, discussing the opinions of "Drew" and "Butler," and an argument between Bradburn and "Robinson."
Three-page letter dated February 20, 1850, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Worcester [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn, reagrding a "Robinson" and his marital issues, which also concern a "Mrs. P." [probably Frances H. Parker].
Three-page letter dated August 31, 1851, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to [George] Bradburn, discussing his frustrations with Gerrit Smith and recounting a recent meeting with Mrs. Brackett [Elizabeth Sargeant].
Three-page letter dated May 11-18, 1851, from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to [George] Bradburn, discussing his plan for Bradburn to establish a paper in Boston and outlining his strategy to get subscriptions.
Three-page letter dated April 15, 1853, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to [George] Bradburn, notifying of the death of Ernest Hidlreth, the youngest child of Richard and Caroline Hildreth, as well as discussing Spooner's...
Three-page letter dated April 23, 1853, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to [George] Bradburn, discussing the controversy between [Horace] Mann and [Wendell] Phillips and Bradburn's political prospects.
Three-page letter dated June 30, 1853, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to [George] Bradburn, disucssing the travels of Mrs. [Frances] Bradburn, the political stance of Horace Mann, and other ablolitionist news.
Three-page letter dated March 10, 1854, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to [George] Bradburn, recounting a recent meeting with [Samuel E.] Sewall.
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.
Three-page letter dated November 14, 1853, from Charles D. Cleveland in Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] to Captain Daniel Dayton, defending his motives for financially assisting Dayton and his family.
Three-page letter and envelope dated February 26, 1854, from Daniel Drayton in Cape May, New Jersey, to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, discussing a letter received by him from Charles D. Cleveland regarding financial support for Drayton...
Three-page letter dated January 5, 1854, from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to Mr. [William] Goodell, discussing Goodell's published references to Spooner's work, and the accusation by Spooner of copyright infringement.
Three-page letter and envelope dated March 21, 1881, from Daniel McFarland in Texarkana, Arkansas [Texas], to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, notfying of his whereabouts and giving his new address. McFarland also writes that "in order to...
Currency question--United States; Free banking--United States
Manuscript copy of a three-page letter dated February 6, 1879, from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to Daniel McFarland in South Bend, Indiana, suggesting that he might be able to find employment for McFarland in connection with...
