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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08294 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1857 |
| Title | Elihu Burritt to T.J. Seward regarding a national convention |
| Date | 1 July 1857 |
| Author | Burritt, Elihu (1810-1879) |
| Recipient | Seward, T.J. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Seeking support for petition favoring "compensated emancipation" and a call for a national convention: "If you would send also one influential name from each of the other two political parties, you would do a valuable service to the movement..." |
| Subjects | Election Politics African American History Slavery Emancipation Petition |
| People | Burritt, Elihu (1810-1879) Seward, T.J. (fl. 1857) |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |