Joshua Reed Giddings Letter

Collection

Identifier: 0972

Scope and Contents

This collection includes a brief letter from Joshua R. Giddings to Charles D. Cleveland and one newspaper clipping from the "Anti-Slavery Standard".

Dates

Creation: 1855
Creation: 1858

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Biographical / Historical

Joshua R. Giddings was an American Statesman, prominent in the anti-slavery conflict of the pre Civil War era. Giddings served in the lower house of the Pennsylvania State Legislature from 1826 to 1828. From December 1838 until March 1859, he was a member of the national House of Representatives, first as a whig, then as a Free-Soiler, and finally as a Republican. He died in Montreal, on the 27th of May 1864, where he was serving as United States consul-general in Canada.

Full Extent

1 Folder(s)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This Finding aid is organized by accessions. Each accession represents an addition to the collection. Each accession also represents a transfer of physical and legal custody of archival materials from the donr(s) to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.