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Letter from Theodore Parker, Boston, [Massachusetts], to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, 1854 Dec[ember] 27

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Holograph, signed.Title devised by cataloger.Theodore Parker writes to Thomas Wentworth Higginson in regards to his own approaching trials for his indictment. Parker was indicted for giving a speech at Fanueil Hall on the Anthony Burns case which incited a riot and resulted in the death of one of the Marshall's guards. He writes, "I want to see you & talk the whole thing over at large with you before the Trial."
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  1. Abolitionists
  2. Antislavery Movements
  3. Burns, Anthony 1834 1862
  4. Correspondence
  5. Fugitive Slaves
  6. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth 1823 1911
  7. History
  8. Lectures And Lecturing
  9. Legal Status, Laws, Etc
  10. Parker, Theodore 1810 1860
  11. Slaver
  12. United States

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