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1848 February 12 . Alanson St. Clair ALS to Catherine [M. Morse]; Chicago, Ill[inois].

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Box 4
Abstract:
He has been lecturing in the service of abolitionists in Iowa. Describes the geography and settlers of Iowa, listing Burlington and Madison as its two prominent communities. Iowa also has "very many--negro haters, willing & ready to trample on any human being, 'guilty of a skin not colored like their own." He has been mobbed three times and had his "liberty of speech cloven down."
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Collection

African American and African Diaspora collection, 1729-1970 (majority within 1781-1865)
Total components 346
Items available online Online 252
Last indexed 2024-08-05