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1841 February 16 . Geo[rge] W. Benson ALS to Charles Perry; Brooklyn, [Connecticut].

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Box 3
Abstract:
Regarding the General Assembly session of Rhode Island, which Perry attended with an (anti-slavery) petition. "We are much engaged at this time in getting up a [antislavery] convention for the eastern section of this State to be held in Willimantic [Connecticut]." The friends in Pawcatuck, Connecticut, raised fifty dollars for the American [Anti-Slavery] Society, and funds from friends in England helped save the "National Anti-Slavery Standard" from folding.
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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