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Society of Friends -- Antislavery movement

 Subject
Subject Source: Local Authority: Quaker Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

New York Yearly Meeting collection of papers concerning slavery

 Collection — Othertype SC-284
Identifier: SFHL-SC-284
Overview

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