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Letter to Rev. Henry Foster Burder, December 4, 1808

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Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition Collection

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Title
Letter to Rev. Henry Foster Burder, December 4, 1808
Names
Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846 (Author)
Burder, Henry Forster, 1783-1864 (Addressee)
Collection

Sidney Lapidus Slavery and Abolition Collection

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1808-12-04
Library locations
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division
Shelf locator: SC Rare Lapidus Collection Box 4 Folder 1
Topics
Slavery
Slave trade
Abolitionists
African Americans
Blacks
Enslaved persons
Abolition movement
Antislavery movements
Abolitionists -- Great Britain
Antislavery movements -- Great Britain
Slavery -- Law and legislation -- Great Britain
Slave trade -- Great Britain
Slave trade -- Africa
Enslaved persons -- emancipation
Slavery -- Colonies -- Great Britain
Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 18th century
Genres
Correspondence
Notes
Acquisition: Gift of Sidney Lapidus, 2015.
Physical Description
Extent: 2 pages. 18.5x22 cm.
Description
Handwritten letter to Rev. Henry Foster Burder, from Bury, dated December 4, 1808 and signed by Thomas Clarkson. 40 lines of 2 sides of folded 4to sheet, integral address leaf with wax stamp. Although addressed to H.L. Burder, this is almost certainly to Henry Foster Burder, an non-conformist minister and one of the founders of the Religious Tract Society and London Missionary Society. After the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act in 1807, Clarkson redirected his energies into ensuring the effective enforcement of the new law and the eventual abolition of slavery itself. Autograph letter signed (ALS).
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
RLIN/OCLC: 949809760
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20959106
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): b8d29d80-fe6d-0133-ceb3-00505686a51c
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

  • 1760: Creator Born
  • 1808: Created
  • 1846: 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. "Letter to Rev. Henry Foster Burder, December 4, 1808" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1808. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/352610e0-1624-0134-5904-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter to Rev. Henry Foster Burder, December 4, 1808" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/352610e0-1624-0134-5904-00505686a51c

APA Format

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library. (1808). Letter to Rev. Henry Foster Burder, December 4, 1808 Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/352610e0-1624-0134-5904-00505686a51c

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Letter to Rev. Henry Foster Burder, December 4, 1808