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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09396 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1841 |
| Title | Invitation to speak |
| Date | 26 August 1848 |
| Author | Nickless, Samuel (fl. 1848) |
| Document Type | Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | Samuel Nickless, treasurer of William Still's Philadelphia Vigilance Committee, part of the Underground Railroad, asks an unnamed lecturer to come and speak: "The members of the 2nd African Presbyterian Church take the liberty of asking you to give us a lecture, showing what we can do toward hastening the emancipation of the slave." |
| Subjects | Religion Underground Railroad Runaway Slave Abolition Slavery African American History Reform Movement |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; African Americans; Merchants & Commerce; Religion |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |