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James Redpath correspondence
- Title
- James Redpath correspondence, 1861-1862.
- Author
- Redpath, James, 1833-1891.
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Folder 1 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc MG 166 Folder 1 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Folder 2 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc MG 166 Folder 2 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
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- Description
- 1 v. (471 p.)
- Summary
- Letter copy book owned by James Redpath containing letters written to various government officials in the United States and Haiti regarding specific details concerning the emigration of American slaves and freedmen to Haiti.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.
- Subjects
- Access (note)
- Researchers restricted to photocopy.
- Biography (note)
- Abolitionist, reformer, and author. Redpath was appointed commissioner of emigration in the United States by Haitian president Geffrard in 1859. He founded the Haitian Emigrant Bureau in Boston and New York, and simultaneously published a newspaper, "The Pine and Palm" (May 1861-), "devoted to the interests of freedom and of the colored races in America." He later became the Haitian Consul at Philadelphia and was instrumental in obtaining recognition of Haitian independence by the U.S. government.
- Processing Action (note)
- Processed
- Call Number
- Sc MG 166
- OCLC
- NYPW086000029-A
- Author
- Redpath, James, 1833-1891.
- Title
- James Redpath correspondence, 1861-1862.
- Access
- Researchers restricted to photocopy.
- Biography
- Abolitionist, reformer, and author. Redpath was appointed commissioner of emigration in the United States by Haitian president Geffrard in 1859. He founded the Haitian Emigrant Bureau in Boston and New York, and simultaneously published a newspaper, "The Pine and Palm" (May 1861-), "devoted to the interests of freedom and of the colored races in America." He later became the Haitian Consul at Philadelphia and was instrumental in obtaining recognition of Haitian independence by the U.S. government.
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- Sc MG 166