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Item # 678265
November 03, 1842
NATIONAL ANTI-SLAVERY STANDARD, New York, Nov. 3, 1842  As the title would suggest, an anti-slavery newspaper from 19 years before the Civil War.
Among the articles: "Henry Clay" "Henry Clay & His Slaves"  "United States Oppression" "Clay & Slavery" "Anti-Slavery Items" which concerning: "The Philadelphia Slave Case". 
Of special note is a detailed article: "The Boston Slave Case" being the case of George Latimer, an escaped slave whose case became a major political issue in Massachusetts.
Four pages, small binding slits at the blank spine, dirtiness to an upper corner of page 1 only. Folder size noted is for the issue folded in half.

Item from our most recent catalog - #366 - released for May, 2026