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- Anti-Slavery Circular by E. G. Loring, Feb. 1835
- Circular letter from the New England Anti-Slavery Society announcing the appointment of Rev. Samuel J. May to General Agent and soliciting funds to pay for his yearly salary.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Fugitive Slaves aided by the Vigilance Committee since the passage of the Fugitive Slave Bill, 1850
- Two-page list of names of fugitive slaves aided by the Vigilance Committee [probably of Boston, Massachusetts] since the passage of the Fugitive Slave Bill in 1850 until 1854.
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- 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.
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- July 1849
- List of donors to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society in July 1849.
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- 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.
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- Liberator Circular
- Manuscript draft of a [Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society] circular to solicit donations to operate the anti-slavery publication The Liberator.
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- Military Officers that delivered up Burns & took their pay
- Unsinged manuscript list of ca. 115 "military actors" in the trial of Anthony Burns, copied from the Boston Courier. Includes names, military title, and occupation with some addresses.
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- 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.
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- Old debts paid
- List of "old debts paid" [probably costs for the abolitionist publication The Liberator].
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- Permit of the Mayor to use Faneuil Hall for a public meeting on the 30 Oct. 1842
- Permit for the use of Faneuil Hall [in Boston, Massachusetts] for public assembly, granted by Mayor Jonathan Chapman [probably to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society].
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- Petition Woman to be divorced & negro & c.
- Two document on one leaf. On front, petition dated January 4, 1709, by "Jack O [sic] Negro]" of Boston [Massachusets] to marry "Esther, a negro servant" despite witheld consent from his master, Mr. Gutteridge. On back, petition dated March 30, 1780, by Mercy Turner to divorce her husband Philip Turner.
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- Phelps resolution
- Resolution supporting the anti-slavery movement.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- Sketch of Jonathan Thomas
- Ten-page manuscript account of Jonathan Thomas, a figutive slave from Kentucky.
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- Slave narrative
- Draft of the narrative of [Jonathan Thomas] a fugitive slave and summaries of sermons given by pro-slavery preachers.
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- 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.
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- 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.
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- [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.
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- [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.
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- [Letter from P.C. Brooks to Mr. William H. Vernon]
- Letter from P. C. Brooks of Boston [Massachusetts] to William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island].
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- [Letter from S. B. and C. H. to Winthrop Todd & Winthrop]
- Letter from S. B. [Sam Brown] and C. H. of Boston [Massachusetts] to Messrs. Winthrop Todd & Winthrop [of Charleston, South Carolina].
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- [Letter from Sam Brown to William Vernon, Esq.]
- Letter from Sam Brown of Boston [Massachusetts] to William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island].
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- [Letter from Sam Brown to William Vernon, Esq.]
- Letter from Sam Brown of Boston [Massachusetts] to William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island].
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- [Letter from Sam Brown to William Vernon, Esq.]
- Manuscript copy of a letter dated November 26, 1794, from Sam Brown of Boston [Massachusetts] to William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island]. Followed by letter dated March 1794.
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- [Letter from Sam Brown to William Vernon, Esq.]
- Letter from Sam Brown of Boston [Massachusetts] to William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island]. Followed by manuscript copy of letter from Thayer Bartlett & Co. of Charleston [South Carolina] dated January 23, 1769.
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- [Letter from Sam Brown to William Vernon, Esq.]
- Letter from Sam Brown of Boston [Massachusetts] to William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island].
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- [Letter from Sam Brown to William Vernon, Esq.]
- Letter from Sam Brown of Boston [Massachusetts] to William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island]. Followed by manuscript copy of letter from Silvester Jones, in the Isle of France, to Sam Brown dated October 3, 1794.
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- [Letter from Sam Brown to William Vernon, Esq.]
- Two letters on one sheet dated August 21 and 27, 1786, from Sam Brown of Boston [Massachusetts] to William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island].
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- [Letter from Sam Brown to William Vernon, Esq.]
- Letter from Sam Brown of Boston [Massachusetts] to William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island].
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- [Letter from Sam Brown to William Vernon, Esq.]
- Letter from Sam Brown of Boston [Massachusetts] to William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island].
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- [Letter from Sam Brown to William Vernon, Esq.]
- Letter from Sam Brown of Boston [Massachusetts] to William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island].
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- [Letter from Sam Brown to William Vernon, Esq.]
- Letter from Sam Brown of Boston [Massachusetts] to William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island].
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- [Letter from Sam Brown to William Vernon, Esq.]
- Letter from Sam Brown of Boston [Massachusetts] to William Vernon of Newport [Rhode Island].
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- [Letter from Sam Brown]
- Letter from Sam Brown of Boston [Massachusetts] to unidentified recipient [possibly William Vernon].
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- [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.
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- [Petition against the removal of Judge Edward G. Loring from office]
- Manuscript copy of a signed petition against the removal of Judge Edward G. Loring from office.
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- [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.