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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06593.13 |
| From Archive Folder | Resolutions and other papers from the Anti-Slavery Society in New York |
| Title | Resolution regarding the licentious principles of slavery |
| Date | ca. 1841 |
| Document Type | Miscellany; Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | "From the Advocate of Moral Reform. Resolution passed at the last meeting of the Parent Society Resolved that the licentious principles & practice which form an inherent part of the system of Slavery wherever it exists, warrant this society in expressing their abhorrence of it & sympathy with the female portion of the population who are exposed to its influence; and especially with the million & a quarter in our own land who have no protection for their virtue." Circa date based on GLC06593.09. Location based on content and GLC06593.10. |
| Subjects | African American History Abolition Slavery Reform Movement Sexuality Morality and Ethics Women's History |
| People | Martyn, S. T. (Sarah Towne) (1805-1879) |
| Place written | New York |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | The Advocate of Moral Reform was an American periodical that campaigned to rescue women who were victims of moral and physical corruption and to reassert woman's centrality to family life. The Advocate was published by the New York Female Moral Reform Society, and Sarah T. Smith Martyn was its editor 1836-1845. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |