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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07483.11 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1860s |
| Title | Wendell Phillips to Adam G. De Gurowski regarding their correspondence |
| Date | 13 March 1864 |
| Author | Phillips, Wendell (1811-1884) |
| Recipient | De Gurowski, Adam G. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Apologizes for not acknowledging Count Gurowski's correspondence sooner. Mentions the Count's diary, which was published as a pamphlet and states he would love to see public opinion run in the same channels. States, "I am hard at work in the trenches..." as his reason for not responding. |
| Subjects | American Anti-Slavery Society Member Abolition African American History Reform Movement Slavery Global History and Civics Foreign Affairs |
| People | Phillips, Wendell (1811-1884) De Gurowski, Adam G. (1805-1866) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Slavery & Abolition; Government & Politics; Foreign Affairs |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Wendell Phillips was an American abolitionist, Native American advocate, and orator. Count Gurowski was a descendent of a noble Polish family who was persecuted in his own country for his liberal ideas. He was a leader of the 1830 revolutionary movement that ousted the Russians from Poland. In 1849 he came to the United States and began to advocate for the abolition of slavery. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |