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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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TextUse in library Sc Rare 326.92 (Alexander)-E (Eliot, W. G. Story of Archer Alexander)Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives

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Additional Authors
  • Cupples, Upham & Co., publisher.
  • C.J. Peters & Son, printer.
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
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
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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)
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