1846 BOSTON LETTER FROM ABOLITIONIST HENRY B. STANTON - GREAT POLITICAL CONTENT

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1846 AUTOGRAPH LETTER SIGNED BY ABOLITIONIST HENRY B. STANTON - HUSBAND OF ELIZABETH CADY STANTON - WITH GREAT POLITICAL CONTENT ABOUT THE ANTI-SLAVERY LIBERTY PARTY CAMPAIGN IN MASSACHUSETTS - TRYING TO GET NOTED ANTI-SLAVERY U.S. SENATOR JOHN P. HALE OF N.H. TO GO ON A SPEAKING TOUR FOR THEM - MENTIONS JOHN GREENLEAF WHITTIER.1 page letter, approx.7-5/8" x 9-3/4", dated at Boston, Mass., Sept. 18, 1846, from Henry B. Stanton, (signed "H.B. Stanton"), to Caleb Swan, M.D., at Easton, Mass.Scarce autograph letter signed (ALS), of HENRY B. STANTON, (1805-1887), a leading Abolitionist figure before the Civil War, and one of the premier Anti-Slavery orators of his time, he also contributed articles to the NY Tribune, the NY Sun, and William Lloyd Garrison's "Anti-Slavery Standard" & "The Liberator". Husband of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, (1815-1902), Suffragist, social activist, abolitionist & a leading figure of the early Women's rights movement. He married Elizabeth Cady in 1840, and their wedding trip was spent in Europe, where Henry B. Stanton was a delegate to the World's Anti-Slavery Convention, and he gave Anti-Slavery speeches in various European cities. He studied law under his father-in-law, Daniel Cady, at Johnstown, NY, and after passing the bar, commenced practice in Boston as a Patent Attorney, and both he & his wife were prominent in the Anti-Slavery movement. In 1847, he & Elizabeth, with their children moved to Seneca Falls, NY. A member of the Liberty Party, an Anti-Slavery political party established in 1840, and was one of the founders of the Free Soil Party in 1848, and the Republican Party in 1856.The letter is written to Dr. Caleb Swan, (1793-1870), in Easton, Mass. Dr. Swan was an Abolitionist, and was a conductor on the Underground Railroad, helping fugitive slaves on their way to freedom.Great political content, written during the campaigning for the 1846 Massachusetts State elections, during which he actively worked for the Liberty Party candidates. In this letter, Henry B. Stanton notes that the "Hon. J.P. Hale is here", and will speak at Faneuil Hall that evening, and will give speeches at Charlestown & Chelsea, Mass., and will attend the Liberty Party Convention at Lynne, Mass on Sept. 22nd - JOHN P. HALE, (1806-1873), was a leading Anti-Slavery politician from New Hampshire. He served in Congress, 1843-1845, but because of his outspoken anti-Slavery views, he was banished from the Democratic Party, and went on a whirlwind speaking tour around NH (known as the "Hale Storm), to convert New Hampshire to the Anti-Slavery cause. He was successful in his efforts, and was elected to the U.S. Senate as an Independent Democrat on June 9, 1846, serving 1847-1853, and was again in the Senate, 1855-1865. He is considered the first U.S. Senator with an openly Anti-Slavery platform. In 1852, he was the Free Soil party's candidate for U.S. President. His daughter, Lucy Hale, had a romantic relationship with John Wilkes Booth , and her photo was found on his body when he was killed. She went on to marry Radical Republican Senator William E. Chandler.Stanton writes that he has asked Senator-elect Hale to give speeches around Massachusetts for 3 or 4 weeks, and to "press him on the subject", he proposes "that some of our leading friends meet him" at the Liberty Party convention at Lynn, Mass. He asks Dr. Swan if he can be there. He names a few others who will be there, including "Whittier" - John Greenleaf Whittier, who was very active in the Liberty Party and the abolitionist movement, and also mentions William Jackson, (1783-1855), a former U.S. Congressman from Mass. (1833-1837), who was one of the founders of the Liberty Party.The letter reads:"Dear Doctor,Hon. J.P. Hale is here - speaks at F. Hall [Faneuil Hall] tonight - at Charlestown tomorrow night - at Chelsea Monday night - & will attend our Liberty Convention at Lynn, Tuesday, the 22d.I have seen him today, & laid before him a proposition to labor in this State 3 or 4 weeks this fall. He... read more

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