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Book/Printed Material Elihu Embree, abolitionist

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[ Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection copy ]

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Title

  • Elihu Embree, abolitionist

Summary

  • Elihu Embree, who died in 1820, was an early abolitionist in Tennessee and active in the cause before people like Garrison and Lundy. Included here are excerpts from the Emancipator (a serial) that Embree edited, giving his views of race, slavery, and the abolitionist movement, especially in Tennessee. Also included are the constitution of the Tennessee Manumission Society and a sharp exchange between Embree and the Governor of Mississippi over slavery and abolition.

Names

  • Hoss, E. E. (Elijah Embree), 1849-1919.
  • Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection (Library of Congress)

Created / Published

  • Nashville, Tenn. : University Press Co., 1897.

Headings

  • -  Embree, Elihu,--1782-1820
  • -  Vanderbilt Southern History Society

Genre

  • Addresses--Tennessee--Nashville--1897

Notes

  • -  "Read before Vanderbilt Southern History Society, February 24, 1897."
  • -  Reprinted from "American historical magazine", vol. II, no. 2.

Medium

  • 28 p. ; 24 cm.

Call Number/Physical Location

  • F206 .V22 no. 2
  • E446 .E53
  • E449 .D16 vol. 22, no. 10 Another copy.

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • 05033719

Online Format

  • image
  • online text
  • pdf

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Chicago citation style:

Hoss, E. E, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. Elihu Embree, abolitionist. Nashville, Tenn.: University Press Co, 1897. Pdf. https://www.loc.gov/item/05033719/.

APA citation style:

Hoss, E. E. & Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. (1897) Elihu Embree, abolitionist. Nashville, Tenn.: University Press Co. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/05033719/.

MLA citation style:

Hoss, E. E, and Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. Elihu Embree, abolitionist. Nashville, Tenn.: University Press Co, 1897. Pdf. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/05033719/>.