Asa Wellspring Wayard diaries, 1847-1862

Containers:

Box 1, Folder 1-20

Extent:

0.25 Cassettes

20 Cubic Feet

0.25 Linear feet

20 diaries, each separately foldered.

Scope and content:

Scope and Contents note

20 diaries written between 1847 and 1962 and providing insights into Wayward's activities. There is detailed informatin about abolitionist speakers and rallies in the Hudson Valley and New England, and about Underground Railroad activities.

Biographical / historical:

Biographical/Historical note

Wayward died in 1863. He practiced medicine in Western Massachusetts from 1831-1838 and then by 1845 became a gentleman farmer in New York's Hudson River valley. He demonstrated himself to be an ardent abolitionst in the ante-bellum period, and he participated in and funded activities of the Underground Railroad.

Subjects:

Abolitionists -- New York -- History -- 19th Century
Underground railroad--New York (State)
Diaries

Names:

Wayward, Asa Wellspring, d. 1863
Wayward, Asa Wellspring, d. 1863

Places:

Hudson River Valley (N.Y. and N.J.)

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