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Two autographed letters from James Ramsay to Catherine Macaulay

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Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division

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Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition Collection

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Title
Two autographed letters from James Ramsay to Catherine Macaulay
Names
Ramsay, James, 1733-1789 (Author)
Collection

Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Issued: 1774-07
Date Created: 1771-07
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: SC Rare Lapidus Collection Box 2 Folder 18
Topics
Slavery
Slave trade
Abolitionists
African Americans
Blacks
Enslaved persons
Abolition movement
Antislavery movements
Business and politics -- Colonies
Great Britain -- Colonies -- America
Genres
Correspondence
Physical Description
Extent: 4 pages. 18x23 cm.
Description
Ramsay had lived with the Macauleys for two years at the start of his career, while he assisted Dr. George Macauley (Catherine’s husband). It was while he was a surgeon in the navy afterward that he encountered a slave ship infected with the plague, opening his eyes to the realities of slavery and setting him on his abolitionist course. The letters were written while Ramsay was living on St. Kitt’s. Catherine Macauley was by this point a noted historian, and he commends her on her work. Letter dated "June 8 1771" was "forwarded by M. Maude Downing Street" -- discusses her fourth and fifth volumes of English history, and trouble with colonies ; letter dated "July 7th 1774" -- discusses literary property, and publishing of American editions of her works and their effect on earnings and British Empire.
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 930788837
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20846784
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): ed464b10-9d31-0133-6619-00505686d14e
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1733: Creator Born
  • 1774: Issued (Approximate)
  • 1789: Creator Died
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Two autographed letters from James Ramsay to Catherine Macaulay" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1774-07. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/73b04740-b33f-0133-7f2f-00505686d14e

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Two autographed letters from James Ramsay to Catherine Macaulay" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 26, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/73b04740-b33f-0133-7f2f-00505686d14e

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1774-07). Two autographed letters from James Ramsay to Catherine Macaulay Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/73b04740-b33f-0133-7f2f-00505686d14e

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Two autographed letters from James Ramsay to Catherine Macaulay