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S. S. Bradford Letter
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Date: 14 Jul 2006
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Finding aid created by: MRR
Date: 14 Jul 2006
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| Creator: | Bradford, S. S. |
| Title: | S. S. Bradford Letter |
| Dates: | 29 Nov 1836 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | A single letter from S. S. Bradford of Homer, New York to Mr Ben Johnson of Ithaca, asking Mr Johnson to speak to the Homer Anti-Slavery Society. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Ben Johnson was a lawyer and abolitionist in Ithaca, New York. Nothing is known of S. S. Bradford.
The S. S. Bradford Letter consists of a single signed letter from Mr. S. S. Bradford of Homer, New York, to Mr Ben Johnson of Ithaca, requesting that Mr Johnson of Ithaca come and speak before the Homer Anti-Slavery Society. Many cities, villages, towns and individuals in central New York were active in the Abolitionist movement: Frederick Douglass' abolitionist newspaper North Star was published in Rochester, New York and New York was home to Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Gerritt Smith and many other notable abolitionists. This letter is important evidence of the existence of organized anti-slavery activity in Homer, New York. According to the letter, the society "now numbers about 250 members," a substantial number considering that even thirty years later (1865) the entire population of the town was only 3,856.
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Corporate Bodies
Homer Anti-Slavery Society.
Subjects
Abolitionists -- United States.
Antislavery movements -- New York (State) -- Homer.
Political activists -- United States.
Places
Homer (N.Y. : Town) -- History -- 19th century.
Genres and Forms
Correspondence.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
S. S. Bradford Letter,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Purchased, 2006.
Correspondence
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| SC 171 | Letter 29 Nov 1836 | ||||||||||