DescriptionAnti-slavery poem from the New Jersey Freeman. Called for liberty of slaves from Maine to Texas and said that the slaves were ready to rise up. Overall a good depiction of abolitionist sentiment...
DescriptionPoem from the New Jersey Freeman that called for New Jerseyians to rekindle freedom's beacon light and bring pride and the Patriot pride back to our state.
DescriptionPoem about a woman not being attracted to man who has his hands in any form in slavery. "Oh he is not the man for me, who buys or sells a slave."
DescriptionChapters 73 and 74 of History of Union and Middlexes Counties, New Jersey. Middlesex County in the War of The Rebellion detailed the draft history of 1861 in Middlesex County. Included regimental...
DescriptionThe United States Sanitary Commission was established on June 13, 1861 by President Lincoln, for the purpose of supporting the Northern Armies with supplies and medical care. Each State had its own...
DescriptionOne month after the bombing of Fort Sumter, a flag-raising ceremony was held at the campus of Rutgers University. Former U.S. Senator and past president of Rutgers, Theodore Frelinghuysen (1787-1862)...
DescriptionArticle from the New Jersey Freeman that talked about the 3-5 ratio in determining population of states. The article says it is a great injustice that five slaves should equal three freeman and thus...
DescriptionArticle from the New Jersey Freeman that expressed one person's feeling about the possible annexation of Texas into the Union as a slave state. The article's writer believed the North should fight...
DescriptionA letter from the Rev. Samuel Blanchard Howe's sister,Anne, that informed Samuel their nephew James Fairbairn was now in Washington and was expecting everyday to be ordered to Richmond.
