S.B. Hambleton letter to Anna M. Jackson

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Date created 1915-01-14
Description

Has sent Jackson a copy of "Lays of Quakerdom" by Benjamin Rush Plumly. Reminisces about attaining a copy of the book from Plumly at Philadelphia's 1853 Decade Anti-Slavery Fair, and discusses abolitionists who attended, including Lucretia Mott, Robert Purvis, Sojourner Truth, Charles Burleigh, and others. Recounts interacting with the Biddle Press to publish new copies of the "Lays of Quakerdom." Also discusses distributing copies of "Mollie Pryce" to Jackson and others. Shares news concerning family/friends in the postscript.

Size 15 pages
Type Text
Subjects Antislavery movements | Abolitionists | Fairs | Purvis, Robert, 1810-1898 | Truth, Sojourner, 1799-1883 | Plumly, B. Rush (Benjamin Rush), 1816-1887
Geographical location Paterson (N.J.)
Language English
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Local identifier A00183570
Collection

Branson-Jackson Family Papers, SFHL-RG5-016 (explore contents)

Contributing institution Friends Historical Library of Swarthmore College
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