Manuscripts Relating to Slavery

: Copy to S. S. Foster to address a meeting in Feneuil Hall; Letter from Francis Jackson, Ellis Gray Loring, Amos B. Merrill, and S. E. Sewall to Stephen S. Foster, requesting that he address the public at an assembly at Fenuiel Hall, Boston [Massachusetts] on October 30, 1842.

: [Letter from Edmund Quincy to Francis Jackson]; Letter from Edmund Quincy to Francis Jackson regarding expenses and articles [for The Liberator].

: West India Emancipation; Manuscript letter in the hand of Wiliam Lloyd Garrison, for publication to advertise a "mass celebration" of the anniversary of the emanciaption of 800,000 slaves to the West India Islands [undated, but probably 1846]. On back in red, "Insert this evening - Wednesday morning - Thursday morning and evening." Addressed to Mr. R. F. Wallent, Antislavery Office, Boston.

: [Letter from Daniel Drayton to Lysander Spooner]; Two-page letter dated April 5, 1854, from Daniel Drayton in Cape May [New Jersey] to Lysander Spooner, discussing Drayton's correspondence with Charles D. Cleveland.

: Knapp & The Liberator; Undated letter from Francis Jackson, Edmund Quincy, and William Bassett to the editor of the Boston Transcript [Lynde Walter] reagrding an advertisement taken out by The Liberator's editor [Isaac] Knapp.

: [Letter to Francis Jackson]; Letter from [illegible] to Francis Jackson to notify of operating funds drawn from him on behalf of The Liberator.

: [Letter from Daniel Drayton to Lysander Spooner]; One-page letter and envelope dated August 10, 1854, from Daniel Drayton in Cape May [New Jersey] to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, discussing his health, plans to travel to Boston, and asking for funds.

: [Form letter soliciting donations for Captain Drayton]; Form letter from Francis Jackson and others requesting donations for the financial support of Captain [Daniel] Drayton while visiting in Boston.

: [Letter from Arthur G. Homer to Francis Jackson]; Letter from Arthur G. Homer, of New York City, to Francis Jackson asking for funds to help purchase two slaves belonging to a Williamsburg, Virginia, planter William Havis. They are the wife and child of a free black residing in New York, who has already procured several hundred dollars to buy their freedom.

: [Pledge of money to Lysander Spooner]; 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, including Ellis Gray Loring, Francis Jackson, and Samuel E. Sewall.

: [Resolutions adopted regarding the management and promotion of The Liberator]; Resolutions and ennumerated proposals for the management and promotion of the anti-slavery publication The Liberator.

: [Letter from the friends of William Lloyd Garrison]; Unsigned manuscript letter from "the friends of William Lloyd Garrison," soliciting donations with which they hope to buy him a home. Names trustees Ellis Gray Loring, Francis Jackson and Samuel Philbrick.

: Invitation to National Convention 1839; Printed invitation from Francis Jackson and William Lloyd Garrison to represent the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society at the National Convention of Abolitionists in Albany, N.Y.

: [Letter from J. M. M'Kim to S. H. Gay]; Four-page letter from J. M. M'Kim to S. H. Gay detailing the escape of slave [Henry 'Box' Brown] from Richmond [Virginia] to Philadelphia [Pennsylvania] via overland express in a box. M'Kim requests that Gay refrain from publishing the story, and to 'send him on' to Francis Jackson.

: [Letter from Daniel Drayton to Lysander Spooner]; 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 and his family.

: [illegible] of May 29th at Cherden [Chardon?] Street, Boston, 1839; List of donors, most by name and some with their place of residence [probably to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society] during a May 29, 1839 meeting at Charden [?] Street.

: [Circular for The Liberator]; Four-page circular for distribution to readers of The Liberator, soliciting donations and additional subscribers. Includes quotes of praise from several well-known abolitionists, such as Gerrit Smith and George Thompson.

: [Receipt for carrying papers]; Receipt of payment for "carrying papers from 1 Jany. / 39 to 1 Jany. / 40" to F. Mann from the Liberation Office.

: Circular for Aid to the Liberator; Three-page circular soliciting donations and support for abolitionist publication The Liberator.

: [Letter from Ellis Gray Loring to Mr. Jackson of Boston]; Letter from Ellis Gray Loring to Francis Jackson regarding concerns of being charged with libel for an article published [in The Liberator].

: [Letter from Daniel Drayton to Lysander Spooner]; One-page letter and envelope dated September 5, 1854, from Daniel Drayton in Cape May [New Jersey] to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, regarding his health and noting that he has "never heard a word from friend Cleveland sicne you Boston boys have him such a shot."

: [Letter from Ellis Gray Loring to Andrew Robeson]; Four-page letter from Ellis Gray Loring to Andrew Robeson soliciting donations to operate the anti-slavery publication The Liberator, under the management of Francis Jackson, Samuel Philbrick, Edmund Quincy, William Bassett, and Loring.

: Treasurers Report; Treasurer's report for 1845 sumbitted by Francis Jackson to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society.

: [Letter from Francis Jackson, et al]; Two-page letter from Francis Jackson, Samuel Philbrick, Ellis Gray Loring, William Bassett, and Edmund Quincy of Boston, [Massachusetts] to an unnamed addressee soliciting funds for the operation of The Liberator, an explaining a new subscription service.

: Liberator 1838; Four-page agreement between William Lloyd Garrison, Francis Jackson, Isaac Knapp, Edmund Quincy, and William Bassett [of Boston, Massachusetts] for the financial and physcial operation of The Liberator. Followed by additional agreement dated December 22, 1838.

: Donations in aid of the Liberator in 1840 - for types; List of ca. 20 donors to The Liberator in 1840, including amounts of donations.

: [Letter from Lawrence Abott to Francis Jackson, et al]; Two-page response letter from Abott Lawrence to Francis Jackson, Charles T. Hildreth, Thomas B. Sewall, and Ellis Gray Loring of Boston [Massachusetts] regarding his political position on slavery in the United States Congress.

: Liberator Accts, 1839; Accounts statement between abolitionist publication The Liberator and Francis Jackson for the year 1839.

: [Receipt for wages paid to Oliver Johnson]; Receipt for wages paid to Oliver Johnson "for services performed in the Office of the Liberator in 1839" from Francis Jackson. Also signed in pencil "M & W Johnson" and note on bottom left "(Genl. Fessenden's pledge)."

: [Letter from J. S. Hall to Francis Jackson]; Letter from J. S. Hall of Fall River [Massachusetts] to Francis Jackson about soliciting donations to support the operations of The Liberator.

: [Letter from L. Spooner to George Bradburn]; Four-page letter dated January 4, 1848, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn in Cleveland, Ohio, discussing Bradburn's editorial position at the paper [The Pioneer] and other abolitionist news.

: [Letter from Daniel Drayton to Lysander Spooner]; Two-page letter and envelope dated January 29, 1854, from Daniel Drayton in Cape May, New Jersey, to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, describing his travel to New Jersey.

: [Letter to Wendall Phillips, Francis Jackson, and Samuel Philbrick]; Twenty-five page manuscript letter by George W. Putnam addressed to the Agency Committee of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Soceity, Wendell Phillips, Francis Jackson, and Samuel Philbrick, for publication in The Liberator, defending his "extravagant" expenses while on lecturing tours for the Society.

: Circular for Western Conventions issued July 1843; Four-page circular for distribution to readers of The Liberator, soliciting donations and participation in abolitionist conferences in New England.

: [Letter from Francis Jackson, et al, to Lawrence Aboott]; Four-page letter from Francis Jackson, Charles T. Hildreth, Thomas B. Sewall, and Ellis Gray Loring of Boston [Massachusetts] to Abbott Lawrence inquiring about his political position on slavery in the United States Congress.

: [Manuscript copy of reply from Francis Jackson to Arthur Homer]; Manuscript copy of Francis Jackson's response to a June 1, 1850, letter to Arthur G. Homer explaining reasons why he will not contribute funds towards the purchase of two slaves in Williamburg, Virginia, who are family to a free black man in New York.