A South Carolina Protest Against Slavery - Accession 1191 - M559 (612)

Authors

Slavery
Henry Laurens

Files

Identifier

Accession 1191 - M559 (612)

Inclusive Dates

1861

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Collection Size

6 pieces

Language

English;

Scope and Content Note

This collection consists of a publication titled, A South Carolina Protest Against Slavery: Being A Letter From Henry Laurens, Second President Of The Continental Congress, To His Son, Colonel John Laurens; Dated Charleston, SC August 14th, 1776 which was published in New York by G.P. Putnam in 1861. The publication is a reprint of a letter from Henry Laurens, to his son, Colonel John Laurens, from Charleston, S.C. on August 14, 1776. The editor notes that this letter shows that the difference of opinion between the North and South in 1861 on the subject of slavery did not exist at the time of the Revolution. Both parts of the country regarded slavery as “a social, political, and moral evil.” The editor contends that “it is the South which has changed, not the North.”

Provenance

A South Carolina Protest Against Slavery was transferred from Special Collections to the Archives on July 19, 2005.

Copyright

For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.

Finding Aid Citation

Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "A South Carolina Protest Against Slavery - Accession 1191 - M559 (612)". Finding Aid 1336.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/1336