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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06143.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1849 |
| Title | James N. Buffum to David P. Harmon regarding an anti-slavery meeting |
| Date | 8 February 1849 |
| Author | Buffum, James N. (1807-1887) |
| Recipient | Harmon, David Porter |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs Harmon that an Anti-Slavery Society meeting will be held in Harmon's town of Haverhill, Massachusetts. Writes that "the South are beginning [to] feel the effect of agitation and are alarmed for their Patirarchical [sic] institution." Encourages Harmon to ask his friends to attend the meeting as well. Announces that Mr. and Mrs. "Taft" (Craft) will be attending the county meeting and are sure to draw in a large crowd from "mere curiosity." |
| Subjects | African American History Slavery Abolition Reform Movement Women's History Fugitive Slave Act Runaway Slave |
| People | Buffum, James Needham (1807-1887) Harmon, David Porter (1800-1869) |
| Place written | Lynn, Massachusetts |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |