Coffin, Joshua, 1792-1864
Variant namesAlonzo Lewis, Joshua Coffin, and William Lloyd Garrison were all involved in the New-England Anti-Slavery Society in various capacities. Coffin and Garrison were two of its founders. In addition to his abolitionist activities, Lewis was an historian, poet, and newspaper editor.
From the description of Letters to Alonzo Lewis, 1830-1832. (Swarthmore College). WorldCat record id: 554919287
Epithet: sea-captain
British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000246.0x000016
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| associatedWith | Buffum, Arnold, 1782-1859. | person |
| associatedWith | Cartland family, collector. | family |
| associatedWith | Farmer, John, 1789-1838. | person |
| associatedWith | Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879. | person |
| associatedWith | Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | New-England Anti-Slavery Society. | corporateBody |
| correspondedWith | Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884 | person |
| associatedWith | Sparks, Jared, 1789-1866 | person |
| correspondedWith | Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874 | person |
| associatedWith | Various. | person |
| correspondedWith | Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892 | person |
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Birth 1792-10-12
Death 1864-06-24
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