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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC00605 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1856 |
| Title | Edwin McMasters Stanton to Jeremiah S. Black regarding an address on religious liberty |
| Date | 22 October 1856 |
| Author | Stanton, Edwin McMasters (1814-1869) |
| Recipient | Black, Jeremiah S. |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Compliments Black on the address on religious liberty that he gave before the Phrenakosmian Society of Pennsylvania College. Argues with some points of the essay concerning the judgment of history on William Penn, Oliver Cromwell, and St. Francis Xavier. Asks in his postscript, "Who is it that believes in Maria Monk?" (a fictitious woman created by anti-Catholic propagandists). Date from docket. At the time of this letter Black was a justice of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. He became Attorney General of the United States under James Buchanan, and in that position moved Stanton into a position with the national government. |
| Subjects | Religion Civil Rights Quaker Catholicism Women's History Reform Movement Literature and Language Arts Education Education Reform |
| People | Stanton, Edwin McMasters (1814-1869) |
| Place written | New York, New York |
| Theme | Religion; Education; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |