Letter from William Claflin to Samuel Downer requesting an invitation for Professor Webster, with reminiscences

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Title

Letter from William Claflin to Samuel Downer requesting an invitation for Professor Webster, with reminiscences

Description

In this letter William Claflin states that Professor John G. Webster was a prominent Free Soiler who would very much like to attend the reunion of the Free Soil Party. He then gives a brief history of Professor Webster's activities in the anti-slavery and Free Soil movement, especially as concerns his work as a minister.

Subject

Downer, Samuel, 1807-1881
Webster, John G. 1810-1884
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Reunions
Abolitionists
Abolition movement
Political parties
Invitations
Happiness
Requests
Clergy
Religious services
Liberty
Preaching
Reminiscing

Creator

Claflin, William, 1818-1905

Publisher

Hingham Public Library

Date Created

1877 August 7

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Format

JPEG

Extent

6.01 MB
5.56 MB

Language

English

Type

Correspondence

Identifier

bpc-0149a
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Spatial Coverage

Boston (Mass.)
Wheaton (Ill.)

Temporal Coverage

1848
1877 August 9

Rights Holder

Hingham Public Library

Text

Boston

Augt [sic] 7, 1877 

My dear Downer,

An old and prominent Free Soiler of '48 the Rev Prof Webster of Wheaton Ills, is here and would be glad to add to your number Thursday if your list is not filled.

Prof Webster, lived at that time in Hopkinton, thus a part of Palfreys old district and for nearly twenty years was an active anti slavery clergyman and Free Soil politician.

He preached in Amos A Phelps old pulpit and never abated[?] that earnest man preaching in behalf of the slave in the least.

I think it is possible you may remember him.

Faithfully Yours

W. Claflin

Physical Dimensions

8" x 10"

Citation

Claflin, William, 1818-1905, “Letter from William Claflin to Samuel Downer requesting an invitation for Professor Webster, with reminiscences,” Hingham Public Library Digital Exhibitions, accessed March 29, 2024, https://hinghampubliclibrary.omeka.net/items/show/153.