Formation of the Plainfield Anti-Slavery Society
Charles C. Burleigh; Samuel Joseph May
The Unionist 1:7 (September 12, 1833)
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“The Unionist of August 29, gives an account of a meeting in Plainfield, Ct. at which the ‘Anti-Slavery Society of Plainfield, and its vicinity,’ was organized. An address was delivered by Mr. Andrew Rockwell, and a constitution adopted. Forty three persons then became members of the Society. The following persons were then chosen officers.
Dea. Rinaldo Burleigh, President
Samuel L. Hough, George Sharpe, Vice Presidents
Edwin Tucker, Rec. Secretary.
Rev. S.J. May, Cor. Secretary.”
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Samuel L. Hough (1785-1865) was a prominent white man in Canterbury, working as an axe manufactorer. He had enrolled two daughters in the First Academy, and had helped Crandall with a loan toward the mortgage on the building. He appears to play both sides in these early documents; his presence in the Anti-Slavery Society here comes as something of a surprise. He has a [Find-a-Grave memorial with more information]. (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/55307315/samuel-lockwood-hough?_gl=1*1wbgjbe*_ga*MTUyMjQxNDg5NS4xNjU5NTYyOTE2*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*NTkyNjdiOTctODA4NC00MjRiLTk3ZDYtYjM1MmUzMDY2MWZhLjI4LjEuMTY4MDIwMjgxMS41LjAuMA.#source)
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