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South Branch Intelligencer
Romney, Hampshire County, West Virginia
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In Philadelphia, a box of anti-slavery pamphlets, papers, and handkerchiefs with images of whipped slaves arrived unsolicited from New York. The recipient reported it to Alderman McMichael, who assembled a committee from a recent meeting to burn the contents. The box later burst open, prompting a mayoral investigation.
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We understand that a gentleman of this city, received yesterday from New York, a large box containing from fifty to a hundred thousand copies of pamphlets, papers and pocket handkerchiefs, containing extracts from the anti-slavery writings, and pictures of slaves being whipped, &c. As the consignee had never ordered any such article, he made report of the matter to Alderman McMichael, the president of the great meeting of Monday, who immediately called together a committee appointed by the meeting, and it was agreed to destroy the whole. The box was opened, and the committee proceeded to condemn the whole to the flames. They were therefore BURNED immediately.
We have since been informed, that the box accidentally burst open, when the nature of the contents became known, and notice was given to the Mayor, who proceeded to investigate the matter.--U. S. Gazette.
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Philadelphia
Event Date
Aug. 27.
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the entire contents of the box, including pamphlets, papers, and handkerchiefs, were burned by the committee.
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A gentleman in Philadelphia received an unsolicited large box from New York containing 50,000 to 100,000 copies of anti-slavery pamphlets, papers, and pocket handkerchiefs with extracts from anti-slavery writings and pictures of slaves being whipped. He reported it to Alderman McMichael, president of the great meeting of Monday, who called a committee to open the box and destroy the contents by burning them immediately. The box later burst open accidentally, revealing the contents, and notice was given to the Mayor, who investigated the matter.