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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00496.230 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1831 |
| Title | James Stephen to Thomas Pringle about press control in Britain and slavery |
| Date | 24 May 1831 |
| Author | Stephen, James (1758-1832) |
| Recipient | Pringle, Thomas |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Complains about the control of the British press and the shameless reporters. Includes information about a paper he is writing embracing Lord Comblimere's case, starting with the address of 40 Planters to the People of England and the groundlessness of slavery. Excerpt: "I shall be glad to receive the W.I. [West Indies] article you mention but it is hopeless to carry on a warfare of that kind with men who are shameless, reckless, & have almost every London newspaper at their command by corrupt means while we can answer them only by Pamphlet or volumes." |
| Subjects | Journalism Caribbean African American History Slavery Abolition Slave Trade |
| People | Stephen, James (1758-1832) Pringle, Thomas (1789-1834) |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Slavery & Abolition; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Stephen was a British abolitionist whose hidden agenda included an attack on illegal slave ships using the American flag as protection. Stephen understood that American ships supplied Caribbean slave colonies with provisions of all sorts and that ships engaged in the African slave trade were flying the American flag. Stephen was married to the sister of William Wilberforce, another British abolitionist. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |