The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 7

Created by

The Liberator, American, 1831 - 1865

Edited by

Garrison, William Lloyd, American, 1805 - 1879

Published by

Knapp, Isaac, American, 1808 - 1858

Printed by

J.B. Yerrington & Son, American

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W (closed): 24 15/16 × 17 7/8 in. (63.3 × 45.4 cm)

Type

newspapers

Place printed

Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America

Date

February 17, 1854

Description

A copy of the abolitionist newspaper The Liberator, Vol. XXIV, No. 7 dated February 17, 1854. The paper is printed on a single bi-folded sheet of paper with text printed on the front and back of the four (4) pages. The name "E. Richards" is handwritten in black ink vertically at the top right facing side of the first page. Names written in graphite on the lower left corner of the back page read: "Elias Richards," "Elizabeth," "Ely," and "Eliahuh H. Richards".

Transcription Center Status

Transcription Available

Topic

African American

Activism

Antislavery

Journalism

Mass media

Resistance

Slavery

Social reform

Societies

United States--History--1815-1861

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection

Object number

2016.166.41.2

Restrictions & Rights

No Known Copyright Restrictions

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Collection title

Liljenquist Family Collection

Classification

Slavery and Freedom Objects

Documents and Published Materials-Published Works

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture