Lysander Spooner papers, 1844-1886

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: [Letter from Wm. Brackett to Lysander Spooner, Esq.]; One-page letter dated April 26, 1878, from Wm. [William] Brackett in Chicago [Illinois] to Lysander Spooner [of Boston, Massachusetts], asking for his opinion on Herbert Spencer's "Unknowable" speech and advisement on the publication of a new essay., New-York Historical Society

: [Letter from Daniel McFarland to Lysander Spooner]; Four-page letter dated December 27, 1878, from Daniel McFarland in South Bend [Indiana] to Lysander Spooner [probably in Boston, Massachusetts], discussing mutual acquaintances., New-York Historical Society

: [Advertisement for lecture by Daniel McFarland]; Printed broadside advertising a lecture by Daniel McFarland on January 8, 1879: "Lecture! Dan'l McFarland, of New York City, will lecture at Armory Hall, Niles, Michigan, Wendnesday [sic] evn'g, Jan. 8, '79. Subject: The Voyage of Life"., New-York Historical Society

: [Letter from Daniel McFarland to Lysander Spooner]; Four-page letter and envelope dated February 3, 1879, from Daniel McFarland in South Bend, Indiana to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, inquiring about mutual acquaintances and briefly discussing several of Spooner's pamphlets., New-York Historical Society

: [Manuscript copy of a letter from Lysander Spooner to Daniel McFarland]; Manuscript copy of a three-page letter dated February 6, 1879, from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to Daniel McFarland in South Bend, Indiana, suggesting that he might be able to find employment for McFarland in connection with Spooner's new banking system., New-York Historical Society

: [Letter from Daniel McFarland to Lysander Spooner]; Four-page letter and envelope dated February 16, 1879, from Daniel McFarland in South Bend [Indiana] to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, responding to several of Spooner's pamphlets on American banking., New-York Historical Society

: [Letter from D. McFarland to Spooner]; Four-page letter dated February 24, 1879, from D. [Daniel] McFarland in South Bend, Indiana to Lysander Spooner [probably in Boston, Massachusetts], discussing the merits of paper money and the current state of the American banking system., New-York Historical Society

: [Letter from Lysander Spooner to Daniel McFarland]; Four-page letter dated March 10, 1879, from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to Daniel McFarland disussing financial systems in America., New-York Historical Society

: [Letter from Lysander Spooner to McFarland]; Four-page letter and envelope dated March 10, 1879, from Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, to Daniel McFarland, explaining his banking system., New-York Historical Society

: [Draft of obituary for George Bradburn by Lysander Spooner]; 21-page manuscript draft of George Bradburn's obituary, dated December 1, 1879 on docket, written by Lysander Spooner and envelope addressed to his wife, Frances H. Bradburn. Includes editorial remarks made [probably by Frances Bradburn] and a poem by a "Miss Child.", New-York Historical Society

: Obituary of George Bradburn; Printed newspaper clipping dated July 28, 1880, of George Bradburn's obituary written by Lysander Spooner for the Boston Evening Transcript., New-York Historical Society

: [Letter from D. McFarland to Lysander]; Two-page letter and envelope dated December 6, 1880, from D. [Daniel] McFarland in Hot Springs, Colorado, to Lysander [Spooner] in Boston, Massachusetts, regarding Spooner's pamphlets on banking, and an article written by McFarland on Leadville [Colorado] that he hopes Spooner will have published in a Boston paper., New-York Historical Society

: [Letter from Daniel McFarland to Spooner]; Three-page letter and envelope dated March 21, 1881, from Daniel McFarland in Texarkana, Arkansas [Texas], to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, notifying him of his whereabouts and giving him his new address. McFarland also writes that "in order to avoid the great notoriety which follows me wherever I go, I have taken the name of Daniel O'Brien for the present.", New-York Historical Society

: [Letter from Daniel McFarland to Lysander Spooner]; Four-page letter and envelope dated August 12, 1881, from Daniel McFarland [possibly in South Bend, Indiana] to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, expressing affection and describing his circumstances., New-York Historical Society

: [Letter from Daniel McFarland to Spooner]; Two-page letter dated April 26, 1883, from Daniel McFarland in New York to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, discussing mutual acquaintances., New-York Historical Society

: [Letter from Danl. McFarland to Lysander Spooner]; Two-page letter and envelope dated April 9, 1884, from Danl. [Daniel] McFarland in New York to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, discussing mutual acquaintances and noting that "all our friends are dead.", New-York Historical Society

: [Letter from Jno. A. Thomson to Lysander Spooner]; Two-page letter from Jno. [John] A. Thomson in Summit Point, West Virginia, to Lysander Spooner dated June 2, 1886., New-York Historical Society

: [Letter from Daniel McFarland to Lysander Spooner]; Two-page letter and envelope dated July 12, 1886, from Daniel McFarland in New York to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, disucssing mutual acquaintances such as George Atkins and John Curtis., New-York Historical Society

: A Plan for the Abolition of Slavery; Unsigned and undated printed broadside entitled "A Plan for the Abolition of Slavery.", New-York Historical Society

: [Letter from A.P. Aldrich to Lysander Spooner]; Undated one-page letter labeled "Private" from A.P. Aldrich to Lysander Spooner [of Boston, Massachusetts], asking for his legal opinions on case Ogden vs. Saunders and offering his observations on the "[…] and the disposition of the Southern people.", New-York Historical Society

: [Letter from Geo. M. Searle to Lysander Spooner]; Letter from Geo. [George] Searle to Lysander Spooner dated 23 Feb. [...?] stating that he had "addressed a line to R. [Reverdy] Johnson.", New-York Historical Society

: [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., New-York Historical Society

: [Manuscript draft of letter from Lysander Spooner to Gerrit Smith]; Undated four-page manuscript draft of a letter labeled "To Gerrit Smith, not sent" in the hand of Lysander Spooner to "repudiate the idea of there being any friendship between" the two men., New-York Historical Society

: [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., New-York Historical Society

: [Letter from Frances H. Bradburn to Mr. Spooner]; Four-page letter dated December 1 [no year given] from Frances H. Bradburn in Cleveland [Ohio] to Lysander Spooner [of Boston, Massachusetts], addressing his dislike of her and asking that he "feel some better regard for [George Bradburn's] other.", New-York Historical Society

: [Draft of obituary for George Bradburn by Lysander Spooner]; Seven-page undated manuscript draft of George Bradburn's obituary written by Lysander Spooner., New-York Historical Society

: [Letter from Geo. Bradburn to Lysander Spooner]; Undated one-page note from Geo. [George] Bradburn [in Boston, Massachusetts] to Lysander Spooner [also of Boston], explaining that he has been unable to call, but welcomes Spooner to call on him., New-York Historical Society

: [Admission ticket to the Twenty-Fifth National Anti-Slavery Anniversary]; Admission ticket to the Twenty-Fifth National Anti-Slavery Anniversary, with Lysander Spooner's name in graphite on front., New-York Historical Society

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