Handwritten poem, 'The martyr’s grave', [1824 - 1838]
Scope and Contents
Album titled 'Negro’s Album of the Sheffield Anti-Slavery Society, [Sheffield], 1828'. The first third of the album is printed material, and the rest are handwritten contributions in prose and verse by a number of different people, with several illustrations. James Montgomery contributes a number of poems, with notes.
A handwritten note in the front of the album reads: 'N 1. Sheffield Female Anti-Slavery Society[.] It is particularly requested that no book belonging to this Society be transferred from one member to another, without informing the Librarian – that so a correct entry may always be kept when, & to whom each book be lent.', with a coloured lithograph of an enslaved person.
Dates
- Creation: [1824 - 1838]
Creator
- From the Fonds: Rawson, Mary Anne, 1801 - 1887 (Person)
- From the Fonds: Montgomery, James, 1771 - 1854 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Available by appointment
Extent
1 Item(s)
Language of Materials
From the Fonds: English
Processing Information
Former Reference Code MS 69, Section 1
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and Archives Repository
Western Bank Library
University of Sheffield
Western Bank
Sheffield South Yorkshire S10 2TN United Kingdom
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