Dexter, Henry Martyn, 1821-1890

Dexter and James were close friends from before Dexter's student days at Andover Theological Seminary. The friendship continued as both became prominent in the Congregationalist Church. They were also active abolitionists and interested in the development of the emigrant movement to Kansas Territory.

For biographical data on Henry Martyn Dexter see Dictionary of American Biography. v al. v. Horace James (1818-1875) was an active abolitionist, later Superintendent of Negro Affairs in North Carolina, ca. 1864.

From the guide to the Henry Martyn Dexter correspondence, 1843-1845, 1852-1857, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kansas Collection)