Parker Pillsbury letter
Collection — Box: 67
Identifier: MS-SC1178
Scope and Contents
Letter to Mr. Robinson, re: the Society's inability to hire more agents due to "supplying the sinews of such a war as this" for which he "would not have voted the appropriations" and is sure "Hovey" would not have approved. Encourages him to continue to "proclaim the gospel" and raise money at his meetings.
Dates
- Created: August 27, 1864
Creator
- Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898 (Person)
Biographical / Historical
Massachusetts born abolitionist and labor agent for the New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and American anti-slavery societies.
Extent
1 folder (1 folder : .5 linear inches (.042 linear feet)) : 4 pages
Language of Materials
English
Creator
- Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898 (Person)
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscript Collection Repository
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112 North Sixth Street
Springfield IL 62701 US
(217) 558-8923
christopher.schnell@illinois.gov