August 25, 1848 A brief article about anti-slavery lectures, by this native of West Brookfield, and Oberlin graduate. It commends her style, indicating that she is “entirely free from the…
November 1, 2006
September 1, 1848 A letter to Garrison, from Benjamin F. Hathaway tells of a mob which attacked an anti-slavery meeting. Among the speakers listed: Parker Pillsbury, S.S. Foster, Lucy Stone,…
November 7, 2006
August 10, 1849 A letter to Garrison, signed by J. H.C, from Pepperell, tells of speeches by Lucy Stone at the Unitarian meeting house. It indicates that the welcome of…
January 11, 2007
June 3, 1853 Record of a meeting in the Senate Chamber, filled to overflowing with a highly respectful and intellectual audience, gathered to hear Lucy Stone and Wendell Phillips, who…
April 4, 2007
May 4, 1855 T. W. Higginson sends to the Worcester Spy, an account of a wedding at which he has officiated, at a farmhouse in West Brookfield. The bridegroom was…