Manuscripts Relating to Slavery

: [Letter from Charles D. Cleveland to Wendell Phillips, Francis Jackson, and Lysander Spooner]; Seven-page letter and envelope dated February 18, 1854, from Charles D. Cleveland to Lysander Spooner, Wendell Phillips, and Francis Jackson, explaining his interest in Captain Daniel Drayton, and expressing his dismay at the negative tone of their response to his letter that he hoped to have printed in the Commonwealth.

: [Manuscript copy of a letter from Wendell Phillips, Francis Jackson, and Lysander Spooner to Charles D. Cleveland]; Manuscript copy in Lysander Spooner's hand of a four-page letter dated February 11, 1854, from Lysander Spooner, Wendell Phillips, and Francis Jackson to Charles D. Cleveland, responding to a letter that Cleveland had sent to the Commonwealth to be published. In it, they suggest that Cleveland had written the letter to dissuade others from donating money to support the cause of Captain Daniel Drayton. At end, an additional note by Richard Hildreth agreeing with the sentiments of Spooner, et al.

: [Manuscript copy of a letter from Charles D. Cleveland to Wendell Phillips, Francis Jackson, and Lysander Spooner]; Manuscript copy in Lysander Spooner's hand of a seven-page letter dated February 18, 1854, from Charles D. Cleveland to Lysander Spooner, Wendell Phillips, and Francis Jackson, explaining his interest in Captain Daniel Drayton, and expressing his dismay at the negative tone of their response to his letter that he hoped to have printed in the Commonwealth.

: [Letter from L. Spooner to George Bradburn and letter from George Hoyt to Bradburn]; Two letters on four pages. First a letter dated May 2, 1847, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Athol [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn in Cleveland, Ohio, regarding Spooner's work and its publication. Second, a letter dated May 3, 1847, from George Hoyt [also in Athol] to Bradburn

: [Letter, note and envelope from Wendell Phillips to Lysander Spooner]; One-page letter plus note and envelope from Wendell Phillips to Lysander Spooner, undated, in which Phillips declines Spooner's request for assistance.

: [Letter from George L. Stearns to Lysander Spooner, Esq.]; 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 behalf of the Committee. This letter is part of the Slavery collection in New-York Historical Society.

: [Letter from L. Spooner to Bradburn]; 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.

: [Letter from Lysander Spooner to George Bradburn]; Four-page letter dated December 7, 1846, from Lysander Spooner in Winchendon, Massachusetts, to George Bradburn in Cleveland, Ohio, discussing various news of the abolitionist movement, opinions on articles and letters written by Edmund Quincy, Wendell Phillips [and others] and the affections of Elizabeth Sargeant.

: [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.

: [Manuscript copy of a letter from Wendell Phillips, Francis Jackson, Lysander Spooner, and Richard Hildreth to Charles D. Cleveland]; Manuscript copy in Lysander Spooner's hand of a four-page letter dated March 23, 1854, from Lysander Spooner, Wendell Phillips, Francis Jackson, and Richard Hildreth to Charles D. Cleveland, responding to Cleveland's defense of his motives in writing a letter to be published in the Commonwealth regarding his financial support of Captain Daniel Drayton.

: [Letter and envelope from W. Phillips to Lysander Spooner]; One-page letter and envelope from W. [Wendell] Phillips to Lysander Spooner dated July 21, 1862, declining Spooner's request for financial support.

: [Letter from J. E. Paine to Lysander Spooner]; Four-page letter from J. E. Paine in New York to Lysander Spooner [in Boston, Massachusetts] dated May 9, 1863, in which he requests that Spooner forward some of his publications and asks for legal advice concerning the trust left by his late father-in-law.

: [Letter to George Bradburn]; Draft of a six-page letter dated December 7, 1846, in the hand of Lysander Spooner in Winchendon, Massachusetts, addressed to [George] Bradburn, discussing various news of the abolitionist movement, opinions on articles and letters written by Edmund Quincy, Wendell Phillips [and others] and the affections of Elizabeth Sargeant.

: [Letter from L. Spooner to George Bradburn]; Two-page letter dated June 1, 1847, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn, regarding articles written by [Gamaliel] Bailey and [Wendell] Phillips, and Spooner's responses to them. Also mentions news of Mrs. [Elizabeth] Sargeant.

: [Letter from L. Spooner to George Bradburn]; Four-page letter dated August 25, 1847, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn in Cleveland, Ohio, instructing on where to send letters to Mrs. [Elizabeth] Sargeant, and to pick up a letter from her friend, Miss Julia Johnson. Also discusses abolitionist activities and arguments appearing in Spooner's new book.

: [Letter from L. Spooner to Bradburn]; 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 newest work on the "Law of Intellectual Property" and a controversy between Horace Mann and Wendell Phillips.

: [Letter from L. Spooner to Bradburn]; 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.

: [Letter from L. Spooner to George Bradburn]; Four-page letter dated March 5, 1846, from Lysander Spooner in Athol [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn in Boston, responding to cirticisms of his book [The Unconstitutionality of Slavery] and discussing the concept of "free banking" in the United States.

: [Letter from Geo. Bradburn to Spooner]; 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."

: [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.

: [Draft of letter from L. Spooner to Bradburn]; Draft of an eight-page letter dated January 20, 1847, from [Lysander Spooner in Winchendon, Massachusetts] to George Bradburn discussing general news of the abolitionist movement and the progress of his writing of a work called "Poverty" and providing an article he hopes to have published "as the leading editorial in the American" in order to raise funds that will help publish and distribute his book.

: [Letter from L. Spooner to George Bradburn]; Four-page letter dated January 20, 1847, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Winchendon [Massachusetts] to George Bradburn discussing general news of the abolitionist movement and the progress of his writing of a work called "Poverty."