Author: Phillips, Wendell
Title: Argument of Wendell Phillips, Esq. Before the Committee on Federal Relations, (of the Massachusetts Legislature) in Support of the Petitions for the Removal of Edward Greely Loring from the Office of Judge of Probate, February 20, 1855
Description: Boston, J.B. Yerrinton and Son, Printers, 1855. First Edition. Original Wraps. 43 pp. Pamphlet. Lacking any wraps that may have been present. Side-sewn. An impassioned piece arguing for the removal of Judge Edward Greely Loring from office, due to his support of the Fugitive Slave Law and forced return of two escaped enslaved people found in Massachusetts. Phillips was a noted abolitionist who spoke widely on the subject of racial injustice. GOOD condition. Edward Loring's name in pencil several times at the top of the title page. General darkening to the paper, with minor offsetting and a minor stain to the center front cover. Minor scattered foxing and soiling. Sabin 62520. Good .

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