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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00468.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1854 |
| Title | William Furness to Thomas Dawes Eliot regarding a fugitive slave |
| Date | 28 May 1854 |
| Author | Furness, William H. (1802-1896) |
| Recipient | Eliot, Thomas Dawes |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Reverend Furness, a prominent abolitionist and Unitarian clergyman, thanks Congressman Eliot for a speech he gave. Writes about a fugitive slave (possibly Anthony Burns, who was arrested 24 May 1854 in Boston): "That Slave must not be sent back. I don't like the volunteer companies coming out for the accursed Fugitive Slave Law which violates the fundamental laws & liberties of the noblest Commonwealth on God's Earth, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. She is to be obeyed first before the U.S. God save her! If she goes down then Hope for a season bade the World farewell..." |
| Subjects | African American History Religion Civil Rights Abolition Slavery Runaway Slave Fugitive Slave Act Law State Constitution Transcendentalism Slave Life |
| People | Furness, William Henry (1802-1896) Eliot, Thomas D. (Thomas Dawes) (1808-1870) |
| Place written | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Theme | Law; Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |