Letter from Richard Allen
TitleLetter from Richard Allen
ReferenceU140/L/2
Date
1 Apr 1842
Production date 1842 - 1842
Scope and ContentMS. letter from Richard Allen (b1803 - d1886), [Anti-Slavery Association], Dublin, to Richard Dowden, Cork. He introduces Doctor Madden, a valued friend in the anti-slavery cause. He hopes '...your Committee will get together [and] do your best to support Anti-Slavery by firmly standing by his side in repelling the foul attacks made on him by slave traders under the disguise of British Merchants...'. With vignette image of coloured woman slave in chains and inscription "AM I NOT A WOMAN AND A SISTER?".
Extent2pp
SubjectSlavery
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