Taylor, Zachary, 1784-1850 (Twelfth President of the United States)
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Letters from Ticknor, Prof. George (of Boston, Massachusetts), to Charles Lyell, 14 December 1843 - 20 January 1861
File — Box Box 3.3: Series Coll-203/B1
Identifier: Coll-203/B1/96
Scope and Contents
Large folder of letters written from Boston, Massachusetts, including letter from Anna Ticknor to Mary Lyell:
Letter relates to the history of slavery in the United States, with commentary on current affairs, with references to Nat Turner's Rebellion [Southampton Insurrection], abolitionism, slavery, the Northwest Ordinance, and the Virginia Debate of 1832. First eight pages are in the handwriting of...
Dates:
14 December 1843 - 20 January 1861