Manuscripts Relating to Slavery

: Resolves relating to Slavery & the Slave Trade & the admission of new States into the Union.; Resolution produced by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts that the United States Congress must abolish slavery in the District of Columbia. Includes note that the "resolves were passed by the House in the 21st, & by the Senate of the 23 March" and that the resolutions are the same that are referred to in the letters of E. Jackson and R. C. Winthrop.

: [Advertisement for Mathew Carey's testimony of the Colonization Society]; Two-page printed advertisement by Mathew Carey of Philadelphia, promoting this written testimony on the Colonization Society and its activities in Liberia.

: [Anti-slavery resolutions]; Unsigned and undated anti-slavery resolutions.

: List of 108 names to petition for use of Faneuil Hall; Signed petition of 108 names for the use of Feneuil Hall [Boston, Massachusetts] in January 1839 for a gathering [probably for the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society].

: Circular; Printed circular by Elizur Wright, Jr., Secretary of the Anti-Texas Committee, asking Massachusetts citizens to collect signatures for petitions against the admittance of Texas into the Union as a Slave state. On back, list of ca. 40 names of participants.

: [Two resolutions condemning the "system of slavery"]; Two unsigned and undated resolutions on one page [from the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society] condemning the "system of slavery."

: Petition to Gov. to fill the office of Agt. For Col'd Seamen; Petition [from the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society] to Massachusetts Governor Marcus Morton to appoint Amos B. Merrill to act as an agent for "colored seamen" in the ports of Charleston [South Carolina] and New Orleans [Louisiana].

: Resolutions of the World's Convention; Printed resolution from the General Anti-Slavery Convention, held in London between June 12 and June 23 in London, by the Committee of the British and Foreign Anti-slavery Society [later the Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society] condeming the slave trade. Signed by Society President Thomas Clarkson.

: [Petition letter in opposition to the American Colonization Society]; Petition denying support for the American Colonization Society, signed by William Wilberforce and 12 others in London, 1833.

: 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.

: Recommendation to Gov. Morton to fill office and signers; Recommendation for Massachusetts Governor Marcus Morton to appoint Amos B. Merrill of Boston to the position of agent under the "resolves relating to the imprisonment of citizens of this commonwealth in other states" of March 24, 1843. List of twelve names in pencil on verso, many only first and last initial.

: Poetry, 1843. Weymouth. Bard Adlington.; Two-page manuscript poem about the abolishment of slavery. Docket reads, "Poetry, 1843. Weymouth. Bard Aldlington."

: Donations to the Liberator in 1839; Two-page list of donors to the Liberator in 1839. Also includes donations made in January 1840 and "amounts loaned to Liberator committee." The list of donors includes William Rotch, Andrew Robeson, the Pawtucket Anti-Slavery Society, William Bassett, the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society, Mary Ann Russell, Isaac Winslow, [Samuel] Fessenden, Joseph Southwick, Ellis Gray Loring, Samuel Philbrick, Samuel Rodman, Joseph Southwick, Christopher Robinson and others.

: History of Mass. Anti Slav Society; Two-page unsigned and undated manuscript history of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, organized by meeting. Includes names of organizers, dates of meetings, and summary.

: For the Baltimore American. The Danville Review.; Manuscript letter by Robert Breckenridge [of Lexington, Kentucky] for publication in the Baltimore American, appealing to readers to send in monetary support and subscriptions to the Danville Review in order that the publication be able to continue operation after many of its officers became supporters of the confederacy.

: The undersigned hereby agree to take the number of slaves let against their names respectively, upon the foregoing terms & conditions; List of 24 Massachusetts citizens who agreed to take slaves "let against their names." Includes the number of slaves for each person. On back, a proposition for the erection of a "spacious hall in which free decision may be had," with subscription details.

: [Signed petition for the Senate and House of Representatives]; Undated petition signed by c.150 Boston citizens arguring against the removal of Judge [Edward Greely] Loring in 1850 from his appointment as judge for forcing Anthony Burns to return back to slavery in the South.

: Anti-Slavery Circular, Stanton 1837; Circular from the American Anti-Slavery Society and committee chairman Lewis Tappan, of New York, to Francis Jackson [of Boston] regarding general operations of the Society.

: S. E. Sewall's Draft of a Petition; Undated draft of a petition by S. E. Sewall to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives to condemn the imprisonment of African American sailors when docked in particular United States ports.

: [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.

: Contribution of the Churches in Mass for Fugitive Slaves; List of donations [to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society] from ca. 110 people belonging to various churches. Divided into columns labeled Orthodox, Baptists, Methodist, and Unitarian. Some of the names included in the list are: James Trask Woodbury, G. Buckingham Wilcox, Giles Pease; E. A. (Edward Ainsley) Stockman, Abijah Stowell, Benjamin Whitmore, Luther Sheldon, Asaph Meriam, C. T. Tucker, and Charles Manning Bowers.

: Phelps resolution; Resolution supporting the anti-slavery movement.

: The Role of Infamy; Unsigned and undated two-page manuscript regarding the return of Anthony Burns to slavery, and the wrongful circumstances of his arrest and trial.

: The Problem of the Free Negroes. A few thoughts upon the proposed solution of it.; Unsigned and undated six-page memoranda in support of slave colonization to Liberia.

: Liberator Circular; Manuscript draft of a [Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society] circular to solicit donations to operate the anti-slavery publication The Liberator.

: [Anti-slavery resolution]; Unsigned and undated anti-slavery resolution.

: Sketch of Jonathan Thomas; Ten-page manuscript account of Jonathan Thomas, a figutive slave from Kentucky.

: A. S. Petition for the rights of the Col'd Citizen; Petition letter [from the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society] asking the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to protest in United States Supreme Court against the wrongful imprisonment of "colored citizens" employed on trade ships arriving at the ports of slaveholding states.

: Escape of William Curtis and Samuel Glenn; Three-page account of the escape of slaves William Curtis and Samuel Glenn from plantations in Darien [Georgia].

: 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.

: Liberator Appeal 1836; Circular letter from the committee of The Liberator, Samuel E. Sewall, Joseph Southwick, and John Cutts Smith soliciting donations to support the operation of The Liberator.

: Appeal to the Friends of the Slaves; Printed letter soliciting donations for the operation of the American Anti-Slavery Society, with names of donors to be printed in the Emancipator. Signed by Henry B. Stanton. Subsciption paper attached.

: Copy of Signers to Anti-Slavery Petition 1836; Copy of a petition signed by William Ellery Channing, Carleton William, and ca. 500 others.

: [List of attendees at Faneuil Hall assembly, October 14]; Invitation for "the citizens of Boston" to assemble October 14 [no year given] at Faneuil Hall to discuss the "condition of the Fugitive Slaves, and the colored persons of this city, under the new Fugitive Slave Law." Signed by Josiah Quincy, J. Ingersoll Bowditch, Waterston, Robert; Samuel May, Ezra Lincoln, William Foster, William S. Andrews, William E. Coffin, and Charles F. Hovey.

: [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.

: Bradburns Petition; Unsigned and undated petition to the Massachusetts Senate and House of Representatives to condemn the imprisonment of African American sailors when docked in particular United States ports.

: Slave narrative; Draft of the narrative of [Jonathan Thomas] a fugitive slave and summaries of sermons given by pro-slavery preachers.

: [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.

: Old debts paid; List of "old debts paid" [probably costs for the abolitionist publication The Liberator].

: Resolutions against 1838 Gag Law; resolutions agreed upon during a January 25, 1838, Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society meeting criticizing the Congressional Gag Law and slaveholding in general.

: [Letter from John A. Collins and Henry W. Williams to Increase S. Smith]; Letter from John A. Collins, Henry W. Williams and [missing from bottom of page], committee members of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society in Boston, inviting Increase S. Smith, from Hingham, Massachusetts, to pariticipate in the eleventh anniversary of the Society. Names participants Nathaniel C. [Peabody?] Rogers, Thomas Earle, J. C. Fuller, C. C. Burleigh, J. C. Hathaway, and George Bradburn.

: [Letter for publication in the Maryland Colonization Journal]; Manuscript letter by W. McLain [M'Lain] addressed to the editors at the Colonization Rooms for publication [probably in the Maryland Colonization Journal] in Washington, D.C., asking that they print an acknowledgement for an anonymous donation.

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

: [Resolutions in arguing for the abolishment of slavery]; Six pages of unsinged and undated drafts of resolutions in arguing for the abolishment of slavery.

: Money Circular, American Socy.; Undated and unsigned printed circular from the American Anti-Slavery Society for distribution among auxiliary societies, outlining plans of operation including distibution of material, collection of funds, and reports to the Executive Committee.

: Middlesex Elections. Repe. To Congress; Tabulations from an official election [possibly senatorial] of Middlesex County [Massachusetts], listing votes by town.

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

: [Letter to Mr. Blanchard]; Unsigned letter addressed to Mr. Blanchard regarding building plans for the "Copeland Estate at Quincy," discussing the construction of basements and cellars underneath a particular building. Dated Boston, Mary 1856. On back, extensive list of names titled "Early Abolitionists" dated December 16, 1831, identifying several notable abolitionists including William Lloyd Garrison and David Lee Child.

: Appointment of Stanton Dec. 1838 as Genl. Agent of Mass. Society; Minutes from the meeting of the Board of Managers of the Massachusetts A. S. [Anti-Slavery] Society, December 27, 1888 [1838], in which Henry B. Stanton is appointed General Agent of the Society.

: 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.

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