January 18, 1846

SUFFOLK, Massachusetts

Female Aboltionists, Slave, William Lloyd Garrison, Abolishment of Slavery, Women

On January 18, 1846, Ellis Gray Loring wrote a letter to female abolitionist Caroline Weston, pertaining to a slave boy, Martin. Ellis Gray Loring was born on April 14, 1803. After passing the Bar, Loring became a lawyer for the poor and those oppressed of their rights. In January of 1832, Loring was part of the founding of the New England Anti-­-Slavery Society in the African Baptist church in Boston....