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New method of assorting the mail, as practised by Southern slave-holders, or attack on the Post Office, Charleston, S.C.
| Content Provider | Library of Congress - Photographs |
|---|---|
| Spatial Coverage | South Carolina--Charleston Lousiana--New Orleans |
| Description | A portrayal of the nocturnal raid on the Charleston post office by a mob of citizens and the burning of abolitionist mails found there in July 1835. Mail sacks are handed through a forced window of the ransacked post office, torn open and bundles of newspapers such as "The Liberator," the Boston "Atlas" and "Commercial Gazette" removed and strewn about. At left, in an open square before a church, a crowd surrounds a bonfire. A sign reading "$20,000 Reward for Tappan" hangs on the wall of the post office, referring to the bounty placed by the city of New Orleans on the head of Arthur Tappan, founder and president of the American Anti-Slavery Society. |
| File Format | JPG / JPEG |
| Language | English |
| Part of Series | Cartoon Prints, American |
| Requires | HTML5 supported browser |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Abolition movement--1830-1840. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Postal service--1830-1840. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Atlas (Boston, Mass. : Daily)--1830-1840. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)--1830-1840. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | United States.--Constitution--1830-1840. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Newspapers: Commercial Gazette. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Charleston (S.C.)--1830-1840. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | Tappan, Arthur,--1786-1865. |
| Subject Domain (in LCSH) | New Orleans (La.)--1830-1840. |
| Content Type | Image |
| Resource Type | Photograph |
