Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Dates
- Existence: 1823 - 1911
Biography
Thomas Wentworth Higginson (December 22, 1823 – May 9, 1911) was an American Unitarian minister, author, abolitionist, politician, and soldier. He was active in the American Abolitionism movement during the 1840s and 1850s, identifying himself with disunion and militant abolitionism. He was a member of the Secret Six who supported John Brown. During the Civil War, he served as colonel of the 1st South Carolina Volunteers, the first federally authorized black regiment, from 1862 to 1864.
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Thomas Wentworth Higginson papers
Papers of Thomas Wentworth Higginson including six pages of a handwritten essay "A Transcendentalist's Plea for Life," a letter to John Brown, dated Nov.8, 1859, assuring Brown that his children would be looked after, as well as a letter to H.E.Keys on student dress at Harvard and an autographed sentiment addresses to Harold Goddard Rugg. Letter to John Brown docketed at top of p.1 in Brown's hand.