Documents of Voluntary Associations

Harris, Thaddeus Mason. A Discourse Delivered Before the African Society in Boston, 15th of July, 1822: On the Anniversary Celebration of the Abolition of the Slave Trade. Boston: Printed by Phelps and Farhnman, 1822. Courtesy of the Massachusetts Historical Society.

Constitution of the Auxiliary Education Society of the Young Men of Boston. 1822. Courtesy of the Massachusetts Historical Society. 2 p.

Instructions on Repelling Slave Hunters. Henry Ingersoll Bowditch. Boston Anti-Man-Hunting League Records. Courtesy of the Massachusetts Historical Society. 1 p.

Boston Vigilance League Meeting Minutes, September 13, 1846. Boston Anti-Man-Hunting League Records, 1846-1882. Courtesy of the Massachusetts Historical Society. 12 p.

12th Annual Report of the Boston Lyceum, including Constitution. 1841. Courtesy of the Massachusetts Historical Society. 8 p.

Eulogy of Lucius Bellinger, by Charles Fraser. Philomanthean Society Papers. 1807. Courtesy of the Massachusetts Historical Society. 3 p.

Account book of Francis Jackson (selected pages from 1850-1852). Vigilance Committee of Boston Papers. Courtesy of the Massachusetts Historical Society. 20 p.

Records of the Boston Vigilance Committee, 1854-55. Boston Anti-Man-Hunting League Records. Courtesy of the Massachusetts Historical Society. 12 p.

Adelphic Union of Library. "Knowledge is Power". The Emancipator and Free American, Vol. VII No. 22, whole No. 334, p. 87. Boston, Thursday September 29, 1842.

 

Data Compiled from Source Documents

Boston Vigilance Committee Expenses. Compiled by Alison Woitunski ('04) from the Account Book of Francis Jackson.

Fugitive Slave Aid. Compiled by Alison Woitunski ('04) from the Account Book of Francis Jackson.

Literary and Intellectual Association Members. Compiled by Kori Lamontagne ('04) from demographic sources.

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