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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC01265.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Civil war loyalty pamphlets |
| Title | Slavery, plantations, and the yeomanry; Lieber argues that slavery is only useful for the cultivation of simple crops on a large scale, thus causing the decline of the small farmer |
| Date | ca.1863 |
| Author | Lieber, Francis (1800-1872) |
| Document Type | Pamphlet |
| Content Description | Pamphlet No. 29 in a series published by the Loyal Publication Society of New York. Basing his argument on Joseph Kay's work "Social Condition and Education of the people of England," Francis Lieber compares the downfall of the English yeomanry class to the downfall of the small farmer in the southern states. Argues that slavery is only useful for the cultivation of simple staple crops on a large scale and therefore has caused the decline of the small farmer. |
| Subjects | Slavery African American History Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Economics |
| People | Lieber, Francis (1800-1872) Kay, Joseph (1821-1878) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | The American Civil War; Slavery & Abolition; Agriculture; Merchants & Commerce |
| Sub-collection | Papers and Images of the American Civil War |
| Additional Information | In 1863 Lieber was one of the founders of the "Loyal publication society," of which he served as president. More than one hundred pamphlets were issued by it under his supervision, of which ten were by himself. His "Guerrilla Parties considered with reference to the Law and Usages of War," written at the request of General Halleck, was often quoted in Europe during the Franco-German war; and his "Instructions for the Government of the Armies of the United States in the Field" (Washington, 1863) was ordered by President Lincoln to be promulgated in the general orders of the war department, and has formed the basis for many later European codes. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |