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Legislative report on capital punishment

Lucian Lathrop contributed to the report

Title/Object:	Legislative report on the subject of capital punishment, made in the House of Representatives of Ohio: March 9, 1853. By Durbin Ward.
Author:	Ohio. General Assembly. (50th : 1852-1853). House of Representatives. Select Committee on Capital Punishment.
Imprint:	Columbus, Printed by J.W. Kees, 1853.
Description:	68 p.
Library of Congress Subjects:	Capital punishment
Related People:	Ward, Durbin, 1819-1886.

Location	Shelving	Call#	Status
OHS Archives/Library	Stacks	343.2 Oh3	Can be paged

Gaye has a copy

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Signal of Liberty

Antislavery newspaper from Ann Arbor Michigan. Published by N. Sullivan, edited by Theodore Foster and Guy Beckley and with contributions by the Michigan Anti-Slavery Society from 1841 to 1848. NorthWest Ohio activities may be included.

Available at the Bentley Historical Library.

Michigan Anti-Slavery Society

Active in the 1840's and 50's. NorthWest Ohio was included in the Society's activities. Harriet deGarmo Fuller, secretary, has left her papers regarding the society. The society broadcast its message via the Signal of Liberty newspaper.

Available at the Bentley Historical Library

Harriet deGarmo Fuller papers

Four volumes. Includes secretary's minutes and treasurer's records from the Michigan Anti-Slavery Society, 1852-57

Available at the William L. Clements library

From the libraries website:

www.clements.umich.edu/Webguides/EF/Fuller.html
Background note:

During the 1830s through 1850s, antislavery activity in Michigan was organized roughly into two channels, each represented by organizations with similar names: the Michigan State Anti-Slavery Society and the Michigan Anti-Slavery Society. The Michigan State Society was the predominant antislavery organization during the 1830s and 1840s, and under the leadership of James Gillespie Birney (q.v.) and others, its members urged active participation in the political sphere. Ultimately, supporters of the Society contributed to the formation of the abolitionist Liberty Party, which twice nominated Birney for the presidency (1840 and 1844), garnering over 60,000 votes in 1844, drawing on a substantial base of support in Michigan, New York, and northern Indiana. After the party was effectively dissolved following the rise of the Free Soil Party, however, the Michigan State Society declined in significance and had become moribund by the early 1850s.

At a convention held in Adrian in October, 1853, several veterans of the antislavery movement in Michigan, including Harriet deGarmo Fuller and her husband Edwin, organized a new society for the state. The Michigan Anti-Slavery Society, advocating the principles of William Lloyd Garrison, soon became a vigorous and strident instrument for reform. Committed to non-violent action, these abolitionists were -- in their own terms -- purists and radicals who disdained affiliation with any group, organization, or ideology that was tainted by association with slavery. They rejected the U.S. Constitution that accepted slavery and all laws that authorized the extension of the rights of slave holders into free states, while refusing rights to the enslaved. At their meetings, the members of the Society resolved that "between the radical abolitionist [sic] of the North and the Slave holders of the South, there is no middle ground; any more than between the worshippers of one living and true God, and those of idols...," (vol. 4: 13) and they insisted that Slavery could never be abolished "by a Governmental organization in which liberty and Slavery have a common ballot-box, a common judiciary, and a common executive" (4: 50-51), leaving as their only option for reform, collective action by the morally and spiritually committed. Nothing less than "the practical enforcement of the golden rule and the declaration of Independence, without regard to complexional differences among the people" could satisfy their political and social demands, or meet their goal of "claiming for those who are held in an iron bondage, only what the white inhabitants of this country assume to be theirs by a natural and heaven derived right" (4:13-14).

Members of the M.A.S.S. refused affiliation with churches that accepted slave holders into membership and many objected to any participation in the political process, arguing that it was hopelessly compromised by the slave power. Many members, like the Fullers, recognized a link between the oppression of the slave and the oppression of women in American society, and expanded their efforts to include the struggle for women's rights. Some members, like S. S. Foster (Abby Kelley Foster's husband) were willing, if necessary, to contemplate secession from the union. The disillusionment and suspicion that such moral purists felt rings throughout the minutes of their conventions, and, though always smaller than the Michigan State Society, their zeal and tight organization made the Michigan Anti-Slavery Society a vibrant and lively organization during the mid-1850s, when they were the only effective antislavery organization in the state.

Throughout this decade, Harriet deGarmo Fuller was a tireless worker for the abolition of slavery and the rights of women, standing with her husband, Edwin, and other members of her family at countless meetings and fairs. Edwin had been a member of the State Central Committee of the Michigan State Anti-Slavery Society in October, 1852, but in October of the following year, he and Harriet joined avidly into the formation of the Michigan Anti-Slavery Society. Harriet served as a vice president of the Society in 1853-54, and became its recording secretary in 1856. As members of the executive committee of the M.A.S.S., the Fullers traveled throughout southern Michigan and northern Indiana and Ohio, organizing antislavery meetings, fund raising events, and lectures.

Scope and contents:

The Fuller Papers consist of four bound volumes of records and eight miscellaneous receipts of the Michigan Anti-Slavery Society, kept between 1852 and 1856, when Harriet deGarmo Fuller was a member of the executive committee of the Society. Together, these books form an important and detailed picture of the formation and early activity of the Society, with a record of their official resolutions, activities and expenditures. The Fuller Papers provide a unique insight into the inner workings of one of the most important state-level Garrisonian antislavery societies.

Volume 1 (26 pp.) contains the resolutions of the Michigan State Anti-Slavery Convention at Adrian, held on October 16th, 1852 (recording the formation of the State Central Committee), along with minutes from the State Central Committee meetings through September 23, 1853. The volume appears to be entirely in the hand of recording secretary, Jacob Walton of Adrian. The Central Committee appears to have served as a springboard to membership in the Michigan Anti-Slavery Society, as each of the members of the Central Committee assumed prominent roles in the M.A.S.S.

Volumes 2 and 3 are daybooks of the Michigan Anti-Slavery Society, 1853-1856. Volume 2 (115 pp., many blank) contains the general accounts of the Society during this period, while Vol. 3 (33 pp.) contains detailed, itemized records of donations, pledges, and expenditures at antislavery fairs held at Adrian, Fairfield, Battle Creek, Livonia and other cities, as well as pledges made to antislavery agents between these events. These volumes provide an intricate depiction of the fundraising activities of a state-level Garrisonian organization, its resources, contributors and participants.

Volume 4 is a ledger (77 pp.) including the Constitution and bye-laws of the Michigan Anti-Slavery Society, minutes of the monthly meetings of its executive committee, and the minutes and resolutions of its annual meetings from October 22, 1853-January 5, 1857. The ledger is a remarkable record of a radical antislavery group founded to act upon deeply-held moral beliefs, and includes records of the convention at which the Society was founded, as well as its first three annual meetings. These brief entries provides insight into the minds of self-professed social radicals and glimpse into the inner workings and debates of the Society.

The Recording Secretaries of the Michigan Anti-Slavery Society included: Ann Hayball (1853 October-1854 October); Eliphalet Jones (1854 October-1855 October; Ann Hayball often acted as Secretary pro tem.); Jacob Walton (1855 October-1856 October); and Harriet deGarmo Fuller (1856 October-?). Each contributed to the records in this collection.

Related materials:

The James Gillespie Birney Papers include extensive documentation of the Michigan State Anti-Slavery Society and antislavery activity in Michigan in general, during the 1830s-50s.

The Bentley Library houses a manuscript "fragment" from the Michigan Anti-Slavery Society, 1854, that contains a listing of members.

A microfilm has been prepared of similar material: Michigan Anti-Slavery Society. The Black books [microform] : constitution & bye laws, resolutions, treasurer-secretary reports and minutes of the Michigan Anti-Slavery Society, Oct. 16, 1852-1857. -- 1852-1857. ca. 100 items. Microfilm made from Historical collection of Blanche E. Coggan. Gift of Teatro International Incorporated. Microfilm of Mss. (handwritten). Lansing, Mich: Microfilming Corporation of America, 1960. 1 reel; 35 mm. (NYPG)

Separation report:

Several books and newspapers associated with the Fuller Papers have been transferred to the Book Division, including:

• Thomas Clarkson. The history of the rise, progress and accomplishment of the abolition of the African slave-trade by the British Parliament (Philadelphia, 1808), vol. 2 only.
• Frederick Douglass. Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass, an American slave (Boston, 1849)
• Benjamin Drew. A North-side view of slavery: the refugee, or, the narratives of fugitive slaves in Canada (Boston, 1856).
• William C. Nell. The colored patriots of the American Revolution (Boston, 1855).
• Harriet Beecher Stowe. A key to Uncle Tom's Cabin (Boston, 1853).
• An unidentified book of antislavery songs
• The Liberator, vol. 39, no. 53 (1864 December 30)
• The Woman's Journal, vol. 1, no. 10 (1870 March 12)
• The Boston Investigator, vol. 27, no. 28 (1857 November 4) and vol. 33, no. 44 (1864 March 9).

Provenance:

The Fuller Papers were donated to the Clements Library in January, 1996, through the generosity of Bob Travis, a descendant.

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Catalog of Colonial, Scottish, and Medieval Clothing, Patterns, Books, Historic Camp Gear, & Period Accoutrements. The newspaper is a great source for re-enacting events and sources, civil war period included.

Anti-Slavery activities in Lenawee County MI

Lindquist, Charles N., 1939-
The antislavery-Underground Railroad movement : in Lenawee County, Michigan, 1830-1860 / Charles Lindquist. Adrian, Mich. : Lenawee County Historical Society, c1999.
xii, 86 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 77-79) and index.
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1. Antislavery movements--Michigan--Lenawee County. 2. Abolitionists--Michigan--Lenawee County. 3. Lenawee County (Mich.)--History--19th century.

LCCN: 00-503342
977.431 L747

This book does not mention the Lathrop house or UGRR activities in Sylvania. It does mention Laura Haviland's experience in Sylvania when the residents tried to stop a train carrying a runaway slave by tearing up the tracks. Charles Lindquist suggests that the event happened in the 1830's. This book is a good model for writing, discovering anti-slavery activities and I recommend it.

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Going to the Sources

Going to the Sources: A Guide to Historical Research and Writing
by Anthony Brundage

I am not endorsing this book but it might be helpful, it has gotten good reviews. The page for it at Amazon.com also lists other books on the same subject.

MLA style handbook

The Essentials of MLA Style: A Guide to Documentation for Writers of Research Papers
by Joseph Trimmer


There are several citation styles used such as APA, Chicago Manual of Style, Turabian but the MLA is the most commonly used style amongst college academics. I am not endorsing this book, it is just one of the least expensive at Amazon.com (click link for more info)

S Manuel

Black man that lived at the Lathrop house.

Miles Manuel

Jackie found someone of interest, Miles Manuel a black man living in Michigan and served in a colored Union Army unit. He might be a relative of the documented black man, S. Manuel who lived at the Lathrop house in 1880. The civil war soldier and sailor system lists this:

Miles Manuel
102 United States Colored Infantry
Company E
Rank in: Private
Rank out: Private
Film # M589 roll 56

Miles Manuel is listed on the African American Civil War Memorial, plaque # C-101.

and also,

Miles Manuel
59 United States Colored Infantry
Company A
Rank in: Private
Rank out: Private
Film # M589 roll 56

Miles Manuel is listed on the African American Civil War Memorial, plaque # C-70.

Jackie's comment about Miles

Miles Manuel was listed as a Lenawee County Civil War Soldier. His town of origin was Tecumseh. He enlisted in the 1st Michigan Colored Infantry at the age of 24. He died on 12-29-1863 in Detroit, Michigan.

Minorities of Lenawee County

Could this be a relative of the Manuel's living on the Lathrop property after the Civil War? I did a search on ancestry.com, but the information is contradictory.

Lucian Lathrop had a son named Miles and S. Manuel lived at Lucian's house.

The 102nd Regiment was organized May 23, 1864, from the 1st Michigan Colored Infantry. The 59th Regiment was organized March 11, 1864, from the 1st Tennessee Infantry. These two listings for a Miles Manuel are probably two different people. The date of death as listed in Minorities of Lenawee County might be wrong.