January, 1859 Barnum has been lecturing here, and sent me a copy of his life with a very good, manly letter. He has heard of some criti...

You are aware that the Burns case, or its consequences, cannot yet be regarded as over. Our trials on the State process have been constantl...

South Boston , June 18th, 1854. My Dear Mann : — I have sometimes been happy enough to get a glimpse of you through your letters to Dow...

Monday , May, 1854. 1 My Dear Parker : — Your words of Saturday have been like live coals in my vitals. I started to go in yesterday, b...

BURNS, Anthony , fugitive slave, b. in Virginia about 1830; d. in St. Catharines, Canada, 27 July, 1862. He effected his escape from slaver...