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New York Yearly Meeting collection of papers concerning slavery

 Collection — othertype: SC-284
Identifier: SFHL-SC-284
Abstract

The collection contains a small number of miscellaneous papers relating to efforts within New York Yearly Meeting to support the manumission of enslaved people, abolition, and education of formerly enslaved people, 1778-1870. Most are copies of reports presented to New York Monthly Meeting or to the Yearly Meeting, compiled as a reference file.

Dates: 1778 - 1870

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  • Subject: Quakers -- New York (State) -- New York X
  • Subject: Society of Friends -- New York (State) X
  • Subject: Society of Friends -- Antislavery movement X