Manuscripts Relating to Slavery

: A. S. Circular from the Decade meeting Dec. 1843, American A. S. Soc.; Three-page manuscript circular letter from the American Anti-Slavery Society, soliciting donations to sustain operation of the organization.

: An Appeal to Abolitionists; Three-page printed circular letter from the American Anti-Slavery Society, soliciting donations that will support the "gratuitous distribution" of anti-slavery publications in pro-slavery areas. Followed by manuscript note from H. B. Stanton to Francis Jackson in Boston, Mass., giving a personal apppeal for funds.

: Boston, April 1840; Notice from the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society that they will be sending delegates, William Lloyd Garrison and others, to the General Anti-Slavery Conference in London. Addressed to J. H. Tredgold at the Office of the Anti-Slavery Society [in London].

: Copy of a correspondence between Edmund Jackson & Hon. Robt. C. Winthrop in 1840; Manuscript copy of a correspondence between Edmund Jackson and Hon. Robert C. Winthorp, in which Jackson asks for Winthorp's position on slavery before his election to United States Congress. Includes Winthorp's response dated November 2, 1840, in which he replies that he "cannot regard it as desirable or expedient to attempt any alteration of the Constitution in relation 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.

: Explanation. To the Editor of the Abolitionist.; Unsigned and undated manuscript draft of letter addressed to the Editor of the Abolitionist reagrding a funding dispute between the Massacuhsetts Anti-Slavery Society and Isaac Knapp.

: 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.

: Mayor & Aldermen, Fanueil Hall, Refused; Letter to the Mayor [Samuel Atkins Eliot] and Aldermen of Boston [Massachusetts] from Francis Jackson and 11 other committee members [of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society] arguing a recent denial for permission to use Faneuil Hall for a meeting about slave trade in the District of Columbia.

: Miss Martineau's Martyr age; Undated editorial letter addressed to "the editor of the Courier" regarding Miss [Harriet] Martineau's Martyr Age [in the United States], vindicating her support of the abolitionist movement. Signed "Xenius."

: Pledges for Liberator, 1839; Letter from Hamlett Bates in Boston to [secretary of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society] friend [James Caleb] Jackson, listing unpaid pledges made to The Liberator in 1839 and identifying those that may be collected.

: [Draft of circular letter from the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society]; Draft of letter from the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society to S. E. Sewall regarding gathering signatures for petitions oppsoing the Texas Constitution's endorsement of slavery.

: [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.

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

: [Letter from Edmund Quincy to J. Otis Williams]; Letter from Edmund Quincy to J. [] Williams, a librarian for the Public Library in Dedham [Massachusetts], in response to his request for volumes of literature produced by the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society.

: [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.

: [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 Francis Jackson and Edmund Quincy to Wendell Phillips]; 4-page letter from Francis Jackson and Edmund Quincy to Wendell Phillips, giving a statement of affairs [either of the American Anti-Slavery Society or the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society]. Back of address sheet signed by Ellis Gray Loring.

: [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.

: [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.

: [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 John T. Sargent to Justice Winsor, Esq., Supt. Public Library &c.]; Letter to the Superintended of the Public Library from John Sargent in response to a request for published materials from the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, New England Anti-Slavery Society, and the American Anti-Slavery Society.

: [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.

: [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.

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

: [Letter to the Editor of thePost arguing for the abolishment of slavery]; Unsigned and undated draft of a note addressed "to the Ed. Of the [] Post" arguing for the abolishment of slavery.

: [List of delegates from the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society attending the 4th anniversary of the American Anti-Slavery Soceity]; Letter from Francis Jackson of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society to Lewis Tappan, Samuel E. Cornish, and Simon S. Jocelyn [in New York City], listing approximately 85 members from Massachusetts who will attend the 4th anniversary of the American Anti-Slavery Society, including William Lloyd Garrison, Ellis Gray Loring, and Samuel E. Sewall.

: [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.

: [Notification for appointment to attend the 6th Anniversary of the American A. S. Society]; Letter from Francis Jackson and William Lloyd Garrison, with no addressee, notifying of appointment to serve as a delegate for the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society at the 6th Anniversary celebration of the American Anti-Slavery Society in New York on May 7, 1839.

: [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.