- On View
- Slavery and Freedom Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Slavery and Freedom
- Written by
- Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879
- Subject of
- Reverend Jones, Thomas H., American, 1806 - 1862
- Date
- 1851
- Medium
- ink on paper (fiber product)
- Dimensions
- H x W: 9 3/8 x 7 3/8 in. (23.8 x 18.7 cm)
- Description
- Letter of introduction written by William Lloyd Garrison on March 29,1851 for Rev. Thomas H. Jones who fled Salem, MA for England after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act. The letter consists of a bi-folded sheet with handwriting in black ink on one quadrant. The letter is dated [Boston, March 29, 1851] at the top right and begins [To the Friends of the hunted American Slave in England: - ]. The letter introduces [Thomas H. Jones, a Wesleyan preacher, and pastor of a colored church in the neighboring city of Salem, who carries with him a narrative of his life for sale.]. It ends with [May the God of the oppressed raise him up many friends abroad!] and is signed [Wm. Lloyd Garrison] in the bottom right corner. There are no inscriptions or markings on the verso.
- Place made
- Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Place depicted
- Salem, Essex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
- Place used
- England, Europe
- Classification
- Slavery and Freedom Objects
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Movement
- Abolitionist movement
- Type
- correspondence
- Topic
- Antislavery
- Christianity
- Fugitive enslaved
- International affairs
- Religion
- Self-liberation
- U.S. History, 1815-1861
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Beverly K. Hector-Smith, great-great granddaughter of Rev. Thomas H. Jones
- Object number
- 2014.86
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




