[Minutes of meetings of the Worcester County Anti-Slavery Societies, North and South Divisions]

Description

On February 10, 1841, a joint meeting of the Executive Committees of the North and South Divisions voted to appoint a committee, Charles White of Holden and William J. Wilder of FItchburg, to investigate an alleged resistance to Massachusetts law by a person bringing a slave into the state, and, if resistance was proved, to lay a case before the Grand Jury. It was also voted to ask May to arrange for town lectures by Reverend Adin Ballou and others. Another meeting was held on the morning of March 16 by members of the North Division adjourned in the afternoon, cut short due to a meeting of the South Division which intervened.

Subjects

Series Statement

• Samuel May Correspondence