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The story of Archer Alexander : from slavery to freedom March 30, 1863
- Title
- The story of Archer Alexander : from slavery to freedom March 30, 1863 / by William G. Eliot, a member of the Western Sanitary Commission, St. Louis, Mo.
- Author
- Eliot, William Greenleaf, 1811-1887.
- Publication
- Boston : Cupples, Upham and Company, Old Corner Bookstore, 1885.
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- Additional Authors
- Description
- [6], 5-8, 11-123, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates : ill.; 18 cm
- Donor/Sponsor
- Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
- Subjects
- Slavery > Missouri
- Freed persons > Biography
- Slaves > Missouri > Biography
- Fugitive slaves > Missouri > Biography
- Alexander, Archer
- Slaves > Monuments > Washington (D.C.)
- Slavery > Missouri > History > 19th century
- Eliot, William Greenleaf, 1811-1887
- Lovejoy, Elijah P (Elijah Parish), 1802-1837
- Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865 > Monuments > Washington (D.C.)
- Slavery > United States > History > 19th century
- Note
- "Copyright, by William G. Eliot, 1885."--verso of title page.
- "Electrotyped by C.J. Peters & Son, Boston."--electrotyper statement, verso of title page.
- Last page blank.
- Indexed In (note)
- Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.)
- Provenance (note)
- is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.
- Contents
- Freedom's memorial -- ch. 1. Kalorama, Archer's Virginia home -- ch. 2. The departure -- ch. 3. Life in Missouri, 1833-1863 -- ch. 4. The escape -- ch. 5. The capture -- ch. 6. The rescue -- ch. 7. Safety -- ch. 8. Louisa -- ch. 9. Freedom and rest -- ch. 10. Slavery in the border states -- ch. 11. Elijah P. Lovejoy -- Appendix.
- Call Number
- Sc Rare 326.92 (Alexander) E (Eliot, W. G. Story of Archer Alexander)
- OCLC
- 3107086
- NYPGR3107086-B
- Author
- Eliot, William Greenleaf, 1811-1887.
- Title
- The story of Archer Alexander : from slavery to freedom March 30, 1863 / by William G. Eliot, a member of the Western Sanitary Commission, St. Louis, Mo.
- Imprint
- Boston : Cupples, Upham and Company, Old Corner Bookstore, 1885.
- Indexed In:
- Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.), 3454
- Provenance
- Copy in Sc Rare 326.92 (Alexander) E (accession no. B526326) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Cupples, Upham & Co., publisher.C.J. Peters & Son, printer.Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.
- Research Call Number
- Sc Rare 326.92 (Alexander) E (Eliot, W. G. Story of Archer Alexander)