L. A. Chamerovzow letter to Miss Hildrith, 1855 February 15

Summary

Creator:

Chamerovzow, Louis Alexis

Date:

1855 February 15

Extent:

1 folder(s) (1 letter)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

L. A. Chamerovzow letter to Miss Hildrith, ms 1330. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of one letter written on British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society letterhead: dated February 15, 1855, "Dear Madam," signed "L. A. Chamerovzow," regarding Slave Life in Georgia and the Anti-Slavery Reporter. Chamerovzow mentions several influential British anti-slavery leaders and alludes to the policy of emancipation in South Africa.

Biographical / historical:

Louis Alexis Chamerovzow, Secretary of the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, transformed the memoirs of John Brown (known as Fed or Benford), a formerly enslaved man who fled to England, into a powerful anti-slavery publication, Slave Life in Georgia (London, 1855).

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Slaves -- Emancipation -- South Africa.
Slaves -- Georgia -- Biography.
Abolitionists
Correspondence

Names:

British and Foreign Anti-slavery Society
Hildrith, Miss

Preferred citation:

L. A. Chamerovzow letter to Miss Hildrith, ms 1330. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.