CLARKSON, Thomas

Title: Papers, 1814-1846 Description: .5 linear ft. Notes: English philanthropist and abolitionist. Chiefly correspondence relating to Clarkson\u27s international efforts in connection with the abolition of slavery; together with clippings concerning slavery and the annexation of Texas, and anti-slavery meetings in the early 1800\u27s. Correspondents include Sir Thomas Fowell Buxton, Lewis Tappan, and Roberts Vaux. Purchase, 1949 and 1958. Subjects: Abolitionists -- England. lcsh Buxton, Thomas Fowell, Sir, 1786-1845. Slavery. Slave-trade. Tappan, Lewis, 1788-1873. Texas -- Annexation to the United States. Vaux, Roberts, 1786-1836. Location: Howard University, Moorland-Spingarn Research Center (Washington, DC) NIDS Fiche #: 4.72.18. NUCMC Number: DCLV96-A37