Bristol Phenix Advertiser Item and Slavery Letter
A 19th century advertisement and notices page from Bristol Phenix includes subscription rates, publication terms, and ad pricing. It also reprints a lengthy letter from Lipsey Morse on American slavery, discussing Edinburgh Witness coverage and Evangelical Alliance debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ulyeast
Lipsey KE. Morse
Edinburgh
George Thompson
Free Church of Scotland
Edinburgh Witness
Scotland
Chalmers
Evangelical Alliance
London
Morae
America
New York Journal of Commerce
Letter on American Slavery and British Role in It
A reader argues that Britain initiated slavery in the American colonies and that the anti slavery movement originated in America. The writer urges Britain and Scotland to acknowledge this history and to support abolition with humility, rejecting harsh pressure on slaveholding states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerron
Scotland
American States
Britain
America
American Union. 3. They Ought To Know That Impartial Justice, In Awarding Honora
American
Dritian
Jefferson
Virginia
Africa
Massachupet Ia
Massachusetts
South
George Washington
John Adams
Washington
American Union
West Indies
United States
Europe
Great Britain
England
South Carolina
Georgia
Congress
Spain
Portugal
British West Indies
West India
Hia Ie
Maryland
Glasgow
Oath of Marion Sequel Amid War News and Hope
In a tense scene from the Revolutionary era Mrs. Blakeley and her niece Kate face news that Mr. Mowbray may be executed under Tory orders. Kate pleads for mercy as Colonel Watson and Major Lindsay maneuver to secure a pardon or reprieve while a harrowing morning gives way to fragile hope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kixa Lear
Tye
Missus Blakeley
Jim Benson
Mrs. Blakeley
Kate
Lord Rawdon
South Carolina
Gabriel Marlon
Col. Watson
Colonel Hayne
Major Lindsay
Mrs. Blakely
Mia
Blakely
Pat Grey-Hound
Colonel Watson
C Korea
Hope
Mra
Kale
Mowbray
Misa Mowbray
Mansion Room Echoes of Blakely Family Portraits
Major Lindsay surveys Mrs. Blakely’s lavish mansion apartment rich with carved oak walls and ornate furniture. The mantel displays the Blakely arms and portraits of Mr. Blakely and Mr. Mowbray as he studies the room in quiet reverie. He glances between cornices, floor, and the portraits before turning his gaze elsewhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Major Lindsay
Blakely
Mowbray
Lindsay
Also Mentioned on This Page
Bristol Phenix
W. H
S. Bayley
Beauronn Sracer
Viere
Graham's Magazine
Marion
Charles J. Peterson
Acarce
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