1838 · New York
by Leavitt, Rev. Joshua [Editor]
New York: R. G. Williams, 1838. 1837: November 9, 16, 23, 30; December 7, 14, 28; 1838: January 11, 18, 25; February 1, 8, 15, 22; March 1, 8, 15, 22, 29; April 5, 12, 19, 26; May 10 (first 2 pages only), 17, 24, 31; June 7, 1838. Lacking December 21, January 4, May 3, May 10 [2 pages only]. Scattered foxing and light wear; December 14 issue lacks a 5-inch section of a column. Else Very Good.
"Arthur Tappan, organizer of the New York Anti-Slavery Society, founded his Emancipator in 1833; Joshua Leavitt, whose Congregational newspaper, the Evangelist, had been an advocate of abolition, was its editor in 1837, and afterward moved it to Boston" [Mott]. The newspaper weighed in on all the exciting issues of the day relating to slavery: treatment of slaves; condition of Free Negroes; collaboration of religious institutions with slavery; development of organizations to combat slavery; colonization; the West Indies; the murder of Reverend Lovejoy and the destruction of his press at Alton; and a host of other issues.
I Mott 457. LCP 3481. (Inventory #: 40904)
"Arthur Tappan, organizer of the New York Anti-Slavery Society, founded his Emancipator in 1833; Joshua Leavitt, whose Congregational newspaper, the Evangelist, had been an advocate of abolition, was its editor in 1837, and afterward moved it to Boston" [Mott]. The newspaper weighed in on all the exciting issues of the day relating to slavery: treatment of slaves; condition of Free Negroes; collaboration of religious institutions with slavery; development of organizations to combat slavery; colonization; the West Indies; the murder of Reverend Lovejoy and the destruction of his press at Alton; and a host of other issues.
I Mott 457. LCP 3481. (Inventory #: 40904)