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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06593.20 |
| From Archive Folder | Resolutions and other papers from the Anti-Slavery Society in New York |
| Title | Minutes of an Anti-Slavery Society meeting, related to the formation of the Liberty Party |
| Date | ca. 1840-1841 |
| Document Type | Miscellany; Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | Names officers for the society, including J.C. Jackson (possibly the abolitionist James Caleb Jackson). Mentions passing three resolutions. In left margin, notes that another resolution will be discussed in the evening. Written in ink. At the bottom of the page, contains a resolution written in graphite: "Resolved, That the present position & movements of the two great political parties of the day are such as to promise no hope to the Friends of Liberty, & that these circumstances fully justify the organization of a Liberty party." Circa date and location inferred from content. |
| Subjects | African American History Abolition Slavery Reform Movement Politics Government and Civics |
| People | Jackson, James Caleb (1811-1895) |
| Place written | New York |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Some members of the Anti-Slavery Society were dissatisfied with the radical leadership of William Lloyd Garrison, and in 1839 formed a rival organization, the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. The following year they formed their own political party, the Liberty Party. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |