Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society records, 1832-1870

: [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., New-York Historical Society

: 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.", New-York Historical Society

: 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., New-York Historical Society

: Military Officers that delivered up Burns & took their pay; Unsigned manuscript list of circa 115 "military actors" in the trial of Anthony Burns, copied from the Boston Courier. Includes names, military title, and occupation with some addresses., New-York Historical Society

: The Problem of the Free Negroes. A few thoughts upon the proposed solution of it.; Unsigned and undated six-page memorandum in support of slave colonization in Liberia., New-York Historical Society

: October 1846; List of donors [probably to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society] for October 1846, including Richard Hildreth, Robert Briggs, Thomas C. Wales, Stimpson & Whiting, Ellis Gray Loring, Wells, Wetherbee & Co. [Wetherbee Bros.], Charles N.Chandler, Sundry Tenants [of] 43, Heman S. Doane, Thomas Whittemore, Boyd & Beard, Henry Rice, George L. Thayer, A. B. Vose, Mrs. Cutter, Otis Brewer and others., New-York Historical Society

: October 1847; List of donors [probably to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society] for October 1847. The list of donors includes Richard Hildreth, Harriet Capen, Robert Briggs, William Denton, Stimpson & Whiting, Edward Hennessey, Paul Morrill, J. K. Blaisdell, Artemas White, Willis & Co., Wetherbee Bros., Charles N. Chandler, David Kimball, Sylvester Phelps, Heman S. Doane, Otis Brewer, John Kuhn, Healy & Spaulding, Thomas Whittemore, Boyd & Beard, George L. Thayer, Tisdale, Hewens & Co., A. B. Vose, William Underwood, Nancy Ann Milliken and others., New-York Historical Society

: July 1846; List of donors [probably to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society] for July 1846. The list of donors includes Richard Hildreth, Harriet Capen, Robert Briggs, Thomas C. Wales, G. C. Leach, Paul Morrill, Artemas White, Willis & Co., Wells, Whetherbee & Co.[Wetherbee Bros.], Hiram Davis, Charles N. Chandler, David Kimball, Heman S. Doane, Thomas E. Lilley, Healy & Spaulding, Thomas Whittemore, Boyd & Beard, Henry Rice, A. B. Vose, William Underwood, Mrs. Robinson, Mrs. Cutter, and others., New-York Historical Society

: [Resolutions in arguing for the abolishment of slavery]; Six pages of unsigned and undated drafts of resolutions arguing for the abolishment of slavery., New-York Historical Society

: [Letter to the Editor of the Evening Post arguing for the abolishment of slavery]; Unsigned and undated draft of a note addressed "to the Ed. Of the Evg Post" arguing for the abolition of slavery., New-York Historical Society

: [Letter from John T. Sargent to Justice Winsor, Esq., Supt. Public Library &c.]; Letter to the Superintendent 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., New-York Historical Society

: 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., New-York Historical Society

: [Letter from Edmund Quincy to J. Otis Williams]; Letter from Edmund Quincy to J. Otis 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., New-York Historical Society

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

: 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., New-York Historical Society

: [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.", New-York Historical Society

: 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]., New-York Historical Society

: The Lawyers Remonstrance for Judge Loring; Undated 13-page list of circa 1,200 names [probably asking for the removal of Judge Edward G. Loring from office]., New-York Historical Society

: 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. Winthrop, in which Jackson asks for Winthrop's position on slavery before his election to United States Congress. Includes Winthrop'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.", New-York Historical Society

: 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 as are referred to in the letters of E. Jackson and R. C. Winthrop., New-York Historical Society

: [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., New-York Historical Society

: [List of delegates from the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society attending the 4th anniversary of the American Anti-Slavery Society]; 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., New-York Historical Society

: 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., New-York Historical Society

: 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., New-York Historical 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., New-York Historical Society

: 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., with a personal appeal for funds., New-York Historical Society

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

: 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., New-York Historical Society

: 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]., New-York Historical Society

: Copy to S. S. Foster to address a meeting in Faneuil 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 Faneuil Hall, Boston [Massachusetts] on October 30, 1842., New-York Historical Society

: 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., New-York Historical Society

: [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., New-York Historical Society

: [Resolutions adopted regarding the management and promotion of The Liberator]; Resolutions and numbered proposals for the management and promotion of the anti-slavery publication The Liberator., New-York Historical 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., New-York Historical Society

: Legislative Resolutions drawn up by E. G. Loring & passed by the Legislature with trifling amendments; Undated draft of legislative resolutions by E. G. Loring in support of the abolition of slavery., New-York Historical Society

: [Letter from Francis Jackson, et al., to Lawrence Abbott]; 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., New-York Historical Society

: [Letter from Lawrence Abbott to Francis Jackson, et al.]; Two-page response letter from Lawrence Abbott 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., New-York Historical 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 circa 40 names of participants., New-York Historical Society

: Charles Warren's communication to Public Meeting 1846; Three-page resolution submitted by Charles Warren presented to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society opposing the admission of Texas into the Union as a Slave state., New-York Historical Society

: [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., New-York Historical 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 physical operation of The Liberator. Followed by additional agreement dated December 22, 1838., New-York Historical Society

: Liberator Accts, 1839; Accounts statement between abolitionist publication The Liberator and Francis Jackson for the year 1839., New-York Historical Society

: Mayor & Aldermen, Faneuil 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., New-York Historical Society

: Donations in aid of the Liberator in 1840, for types; List of circa 20 donors to The Liberator in 1840, including amounts of donations., New-York Historical Society

: [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., New-York Historical Society

: Circular for Western Conventions issued July 1843; Four-page circular for distribution to readers of The Liberator, soliciting donations and participation in abolitionist conferences in New England., New-York Historical Society

: Contribution of the Churches in Mass for Fugitive Slaves; List of donations [to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society] from circa 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., New-York Historical Society

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

: [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., New-York Historical Society

: Phelps resolution; Resolution supporting the anti-slavery movement., New-York Historical Society

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