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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01265.11 |
| From Archive Folder | Civil war loyalty pamphlets |
| Title | A reply to the "Bible View of Slavery, by J.H. Hopkins, D.D., Bishop of the Diocese of Vermont": criticizes the essay by Bishop Hopkins which condones slavery |
| Date | 1863 |
| Author | Drisler, H. (fl. 1862-1863) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Published by the Loyal Publication Society of New York. Number 39 in a series. Opposes and criticizes the essay written by Bishop Hopkins, who writes that slavery is "authorized" in both the New and Old Testaments and is therefore moral. |
| Subjects | Slavery Religion Civil War Abolition Reform Movement African American History |
| People | Drisler, H. (fl. 1862-1863) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; Religion; African Americans |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | The Loyal Publication Society consisted of two groups, one based in New York and the other in New England. During the American Civil War, it published pamphlets and broadsides supporting the Union and blasting Copperheads, or Southern sympathizers. In addition to distributing materials “of unquestionable loyalty,” the societies were active in both state and national politics, allied with the Republican Party. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |