Person/Organization: Garrison, William Lloyd
Item 10228
Letter from William Lloyd Garrison to Elizabeth Mountfort, July 19, 1850
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1850-07-19 Location: Portland; Boston Media: Ink on paper
Item 19278
Fugitive Slave Act cartoon, 1851
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1851 Location: Boston Media: Lithograph on wove paper, jpg
Exhibit
Mainers, like residents of other states, had differing views about slavery and abolition in the early to mid decades of the 19th century. Religion and economic factors were among the considerations in determining people's leanings.
