Liberty Party (U.S.); Antislavery movements-United States; Slavery--Law and Legislation
Four-page letter from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to "Gerrit Smith, Lewis Tappan, William Goodell and others" dated March 12, 1856, explaining the reasons that Spooner has not joined the Liberty Party. At end, an additional note...
Manuscript draft of a four-page letter from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to Gerrit Smith dated August 29, 1860, discussing Smith's libel suit against [Royal] Phelps and others.
Charles Sumner (1811-1874) was a United States senator from Massachusetts and a campaigner against slavery. This is a draft, ca. 1855, of a version of the speech delivered in New York on May 9, 1855, and published that year under the title "The...
Good. Washed and deacidified. Rebound in acid-free sleeve. Some discolorations. Penciled notes, including sale prices, throughout. Full measurements: 24.5 cm (H) x 18.5 cm (W).
This catalogue is in fair condition; the cover is heavily worn around the edges; discoloration on the colored pages appearing in the front and back of the catalogue; interior pages are yellowing. Information in pencil written on front cover....
