The full content of this document is only available to subscribing institutions. More information can be found via www.amdigital.co.uk
If you believe you should have access to this document, click here to Login.
| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06143.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1849 |
| Title | James N. Buffum to David P. Harmon regarding the attendance of escaped slaves at an anti-slavery meeting |
| Date | 21 February 1849 |
| Author | Buffum, James N. (1807-1887) |
| Recipient | Harmon, David Porter |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Informs Harmon that Mr. and Mrs. Craft (escaped slaves William and Ellen Craft) will be attending his meeting in Haverhill, and sends him "a part of a bill which discribes these two interesting Slaves" (not included here). Mentions that he tried to get H. C. Wright and Lucy Stone to attend the meeting but was unable to secure their attendance. Assures Harmon that there will be a good turn out of people from other towns. Writes that he is encouraged by the growing indignation at the "insolence of slave power." |
| Subjects | Slave Life 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 |