Stephen Barker., 02/08/1855-02/08/1855

File — Box: 1, Folder: 8

Identifier: 67872

Series-level Scope and Content Note

From the Series:

Please note that correspondents often mention acquaintances or other individuals but will not provide their complete names. When known, the full name is given in parentheses. Also, in the case of the Clarke family, one A.K. Clark signs her name without the 'e' although it is likely that she is a member of the Clarke family. She also cites (her husband?) inconsistently as 'Mr. Clark' or 'Mr. Clarke.' Descriptions for each letter will use the spelling that the correspondent has used.

Dates

02/08/1855-02/08/1855

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Extent

From the Collection: 1.3 Linear Feet (3 Hollinger Document Cases)

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

Container Summary

ALS (dated 2/8/1855, with envelope) to Franklin B. Sanborn from Stephen Barker. References include: a lecture by Anson Burlingame (1820-70) mentioning Ralph Waldo Emerson; the "vision" of "vigorous & honest hard working" Massachusetts governor Henry Joseph Gardner (1818-92); recent election to U.S. Senate of Henry Wilson (1812-1875), and of William Henry Seward (?)(1801-1872); philanthropists Amos Lawrence (1786-1852) and son Amos A. Lawrence (1814-1886) who advocated abolition in Kansas and who is mentioned as president of the "Emigrant Aid Company," an example of similar companies that "seem in a fair way to make Kansas free"; mutual friends Clarke, Starr King, Mr. Higginson, Moncure Conway, Theodore Parker and teacher George Whittemore; hearing lectures by "J.R.," G.W. Curtis (George William Curtis), and (presumably a performance) by Italian soprano Giulia Grisi (1811-1869) who visited the U.S. in 1854; missing lectures by Emerson; remarks on Emerson's "noble & powerful defence of the Higher (sp?) Law; brother's spinal illness; sister doing "nobly at Salem"; arrival of friends, the Harringtons, in Cambridge.

Subjects and Associated Physical Materials

BARKER, STEPHEN - CORRES. TO SANBORN, FRANKLIN B. 1855 (02/08): Autographed Letter

SANBORN, FRANKLIN B. - SEE: BARKER, STEPHEN CORRES. 1855: Autographed Letter

EMERSON, RALPH WALDO - REFERENCE BY BARKER, STEPHEN 1955: Autographed Letter

WILSON, HENRY - REFERENCE BY BARKER, STEPHEN 1855: Autographed Letter

SEWARD, WILLIAM HENRY (?) - REFERENCE BY BARKER, STEPHEN 1855: Autographed Letter

LAWRENCE, AMOS - REFERENCE BY BARKER, STEPHEN 1855: Autographed Letter

LAWRENCE, AMOS A. - REFERENCE BY BARKER, STEPHEN 1855: Autographed Letter

CONWAY, MONCURE - REFERENCE BY BARKER, STEPHEN 1855: Autographed Letter

BURLINGAME, ANSON - REFERENCE BY BARKER, STEPHEN 1855: Autographed Letter

GARDNER, HENRY JOSEPH - REFERENCE BY BARKER, STEPHEN 1855: Autographed Letter

KANSAS Free State - REFERENCE BY BARKER, STEPHEN 1855: Autographed Letter

ABOLITION (KANSAS) - REFERENCE BY BARKER, STEPHEN 1855: Autographed Letter

KING, STARR - REFERENCE BY BARKER, STEPHEN 1855: Autographed Letter

WHITTEMORE, GEORGE - REFERENCE BY BARKER, STEPHEN 1855: Autographed Letter

PARKER, THEODORE - REFERENCE BY BARKER, STEPHEN 1855: Autographed Letter

CURTIS, GEORGE WILLIAM - REFERENCE BY BARKER, STEPHEN 1855: Autographed Letter

GRISI, GIULIA - REFERENCE BY BARKER, STEPHEN 1855: Autographed Letter