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An Address Delivered Before a Meeting of the Members and Friends of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society During the Annual Fair

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Merrihew & Thompson, Printers, American

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William Henry Furness was the Minister of the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia and a prominent abolitionist whose home was used as a station on the Underground Railroad.Black ink on paper, printed copy of [An / Address / Delivered Before A Meeting / Of The / Members And Friends / Of The / Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society / During The Annual Fair / December 19, 1849 / By W.H. Furness.]. The publisher’s information can be found on the bottom of the cover page: [Philadelphia: Merrihew & Thompson, Printers, No. 7 Carter’s Alley. 1850.] The cover is a faded green paper and is worn around the edges. The address has 16 interior pages written in black ink on white paper.
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Ink On Paper (Fiber Product)
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Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Keywords

  1. African American
  2. African Americans
  3. Anti Slavery Movements
  4. Antislavery
  5. Furness, William Henry
  6. Merrihew & Thompson, Printers
  7. Pennsylvania Anti Slavery Society
  8. Slaver

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