(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) Day, Alvah. Letter by an abolitionist clergyman and friend of Gerrit Smith. Autograph Letter Signed as "A. Day" to brother Noah Day of South Granville, NY. 4 pages, 10 x 7 1/2 inches, on one folding sheet, with address panel marked "10" on final page; minor wear and dampstaining, folds. Lisbon, IL, 3 June 1846
Alvah Day (1798-1882) wrote this letter while serving as pastor of the Lisbon Congregational Church about 50 miles southwest of Chicago. He explained to his brother: "My principle of action is to speak for the slave, to write for the slave, to vote for the slave, & to pray for the slave. Our church is on the whole an anti-slavery church & the cause is progressing finely in this region. We expect to have a great anti-slavery convention in Chicago on the 24 of this month, where I expect to see s ... Alvah Day (1798-1882) wrote this letter while serving as pastor of the Lisbon Congregational Church about 50 miles southwest of Chicago. He explained to his brother: "My principle of action is to speak for the slave, to write for the slave, to vote for the slave, & to pray for the slave. Our church is on the whole an anti-slavery church & the cause is progressing finely in this region. We expect to have a great anti-slavery convention in Chicago on the 24 of this month, where I expect to see some of my old friends from your state--Gerrit Smith &c. I hope you are all engaged heart & soul in this benevolent cause." Day was not a famous abolitionist, but remained active in this cause. He helped arrange a Christian Anti-Slavery Convention in 1850.
(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) Day, Alvah. Letter by an abolitionist clergyman and friend of Gerrit Smith. Autograph Letter Signed as "A. Day" to brother Noah Day of South Granville, NY. 4 pages, 10 x 7 1/2 inches, on one folding sheet, with address panel marked "10" on final page; minor wear and dampstaining, folds. Lisbon, IL, 3 June 1846
Alvah Day (1798-1882) wrote this letter while serving as pastor of the Lisbon Congregational Church about 50 miles southwest of Chicago. He explained to his brother: "My principle of action is to speak for the slave, to write for the slave, to vote for the slave, & to pray for the slave. Our church is on the whole an anti-slavery church & the cause is progressing finely in this region. We expect to have a great anti-slavery convention in Chicago on the 24 of this month, where I expect to see s ... Alvah Day (1798-1882) wrote this letter while serving as pastor of the Lisbon Congregational Church about 50 miles southwest of Chicago. He explained to his brother: "My principle of action is to speak for the slave, to write for the slave, to vote for the slave, & to pray for the slave. Our church is on the whole an anti-slavery church & the cause is progressing finely in this region. We expect to have a great anti-slavery convention in Chicago on the 24 of this month, where I expect to see some of my old friends from your state--Gerrit Smith &c. I hope you are all engaged heart & soul in this benevolent cause." Day was not a famous abolitionist, but remained active in this cause. He helped arrange a Christian Anti-Slavery Convention in 1850.
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