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Tag Archives: American Bible Society
The death of Gerrit Smith
The well-known abolitionist Gerrit Smith died on December 28, 1874. Harper’s Weekly published a eulogy and brief biography in its January 16, 1875 issue: GERRIT SMITH. THE active antislavery movement in this country began forty years ago, and it is … Continue reading
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Tagged abolition, abolitionists, American Bible Society, American Peace Society, Azel Backus, Dahomey, Gerrit Smith, Hamilton College, John Cochrane (politician), John Jacob Astor, Peterborough (New York), Sunday School Union, William Lloyd Garrison
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Stonewall Drafted?
From The New-York Times August 31, 1862: GEN. JACKSON. “Stonewall” JACKSON replied as follows to a notification that he had been made a Life Director of the Confederate States Bible Society: HEADQUARTERS VALLEY DISTRICT, VIRGINIA, July 21, 1862. Rev. E.A. … Continue reading
Testaments for Troops
“To the defenders of their country” From the May 5, 1861 edition of The New-York Times: New-York Bible Society.; INTERESTING WORK AMONG THE MILITARY DISTRIBUTION OF TESTAMENTS TO TWENTY-ONE REGIMENTS. The regular monthly meeting of the New-York Bible Society was … Continue reading
