Letter from James Mitchell Ashley, [Washington, D. C.], to Throdore Tilton, Feb[ruar]y 27 1865

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Title:
Letter from James Mitchell Ashley, [Washington, D. C.], to Throdore Tilton, Feb[ruar]y 27 1865
Description:
James Mitchell Ashley informs Theodore Tilton of his "pride and pleasure" at being able to listen to Tilton address the House of Representatives the previous evening with an "able and eloquent appeal for universal suffrage", and suggests that Tilton publish the official proceedings of the meeting in the form of a pamphlet. Ashley encloses several newspapers containing the "Substitutes" Ashley had offered to the Reconstruction bill before the House of Representatives, and complains that the provisions of said bill are "imperfectly understood".
Author:
Ashley, James Mitchell, 1824-1896
Addressee:
Tilton, Theodore, 1835-1907
Date:
February 27, 1865
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Suffrage--Law and legislation--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Suffrage--United States
Tilton, Theodore, 1835-1907
Ashley, James Mitchell, 1824-1896
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Extent:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 19.6 x 24.8 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/m900q937c
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
[Washington, D. C.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript annotated on recto, with "Hon. J. M. Ashley to Theodore Tilton" in black ink on top-left of page header, "43" in pencil above Ashley's saltutation to Tilton, and "V 34, P 28" in pencil along bottom-left of page.
Manuscript addressed from House Reps".
Manuscript annotated on verso, with "Hon. J. M. Ashley, Washington, D. C. Feb. 27. 1865" in pencil.
Identifier:
4714097
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.34, p.28A
Barcode:
39999066760552