Edward Everett Hale letter
Overview
Single handwritten letter, written by Edward Everett Hale to Abbott Lawrence, regarding the formation of the New England Emigrant Aid Company and requesting Lawrence to consider financially backing the company. The company was formed soon after the creation of the Kansas and Nebraska Territories, with the intention of settlers from the northeastern states going to Kansas to settle and help it become a free state, rather than a slaveholding state. Folder also includes envelope in which letter was sent.
Dates
- Creation: May 14, 1854
Creator
- Hale, Edward Everett, 1822-1909 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
No access restrictions.
Conditions Governing Use
Spencer Research Library staff may determine use restrictions dependent upon the physical condition of manuscript materials.
Biographies of Edward Everett Hale and Abbott Lawrence
Edward Everett Hale was a noted Unitarian clergyman and literary figure from 19th century Massachusetts. Abbott Lawrence, a prominent 19th century businessman, diplomat, politician, and philanthropist, provided funds to the New England Emigrant Aid Company, to the extent that settlers named the town of Lawrence after the Lawrence family.
Extent
1 folder
Language of Materials
English
Physical Location
RH MS P960
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchase, Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, 2017.
Source
- Stuart Lutz Historic Documents, Inc. (Bookseller, Organization)
Subject
- Lawrence, Abbott, 1792-1855 (Recipient, Person)
- New England Emigrant Aid Company (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Edward Everett Hale Collection
- Subtitle
- Edward Everett Hale letter
- Author
- Finding aid compiled by sl. Finding aid encoded by mwh.
- Date
- 2018-04-10
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Finding aid written in English.
- Finding aid permalink
- http://hdl.handle.net/10407/2969283306
- Preferred citation
-
Edward Everett Hale letter, RH MS P960, Kenneth Spencer Research Library, University of Kansas
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository