New England Emigrant Aid Company (NEEAC)
New England Emigrant Aid Company (NEEAC), Boston, Massachusetts, founded 1854. (Formerly Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society, founded 1854). Founded by New England abolitionist to take immigrants to the Kansas Territory to prevent the territory from entering the Union as a slave state. The NEEAC helped in the founding of Lawrence, Manhattan, and Osawatomie, Kansas. The newspaper was the Lawrence Herald of Freedom. (References)
- Leaders of the New England Emigrant Aid Society
- Directors of the New England Emigrant Aid Society
- Members of the Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society, 1854
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Leaders:
Thayer, Eli, b. 1819, Worcester, Massachusetts. Co-founder, leader, New England Emigrant Aid Company. Established “Free Soil” anti-slavery communities in Kansas. U.S. Congressman from Massachusetts. (Harrold, 1995)
Bullock, Alexander H., co-founder, partner, New England Emigrant Aid Company
Hale, Edward Everett, co-founder, partner, New England Emigrant Aid Company
Lawrence, Amos A., 1814-1886, merchant, philanthropist. Treasurer and one of the main financial supports of the New England Emigrant Aid Company.
Brown, John Carter, Providence, Rhode Island, President and co-founder, New England Emigrant Aid Company
Williams, John M. S., Boston, Massachusetts, co-founder and Vice President, New England Emigrant Aid Company
Webb, Thomas, Boston, Massachusetts, co-founder, Treasurer, Secretary, New England Emigrant Aid Company
Robinson, Charles, Agent, New England Emigrant Aid Company. Became first Kansas State Governor.
Pomeroy, Samuel Clark, 1816-1891, railroad president, U.S. Senator, anti-slavery activist. Agent, New England Emigrant Aid Company.
Conway, Martin, General Agent, New England Emigrant Aid Company. First U.S. Congressman from Kansas.
Tabor, Horace “Haw,” 1830-1899, prospector, businessman, Lt. Governor of Colorado, U.S. Senator from Kansas.
Branscomb, Charles H., Agent, New England Emigrant Aid Company.
Emery, J. S., Agent, New England Emigrant Aid Company in Kansas.
Olmstead, Frederick, lawyer, Agent, New England Emigrant Aid Company in Kansas and Texas.
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Directors:
Baily, J. L., Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Bertram, John, Salem, Massachusetts, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Bigelow, Charles H., Lawrence, Massachusetts, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Bowen, Henry C., New York, New York, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Bryant, William Cullen, New York, New York, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Bushnell, Horace, D.D., Hartford, Connecticut, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Cabot, Samuel, Jr., M.D., Boston, Massachusetts, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Chapman, R. A., Springfield, Massachusetts, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Claflin, Horace B., Brooklyn, New York, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Day, Albert, Hartford, Connecticut, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Durfee, Nathan, Fall River, Massachusetts, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Edwards, Thomas M., Keene, New Hampshire, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Elliott, Henry H., New York, New York, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Evarts, William M., New York, New York, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Fiske, Edward W., Brooklyn, New York, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Goodwin, Ichabod, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Grinnell, Moses H., New York, New York, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Hale, Edward Everett, Worcester, Massachusetts, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Higginson, Charles J., Boston, Massachusetts, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Howe, Samuel G., M.D., Boston, Massachusetts, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Howland, George, Jr., New Bedford, Massachusetts, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Jackson, Patrick T., Boston, Massachusetts, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Lowell, John, Boston, Massachusetts, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Morgan, Edwin D., New York, New York, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Padelford, Seth, Providence, Rhode Island, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Pickman, William Dudley, Salem, Massachusetts, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Rotch, William J., New Bedford, Massachusetts, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Russell, Le Baron, M.D., Boston, Massachusetts, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Sandford, Rolin, Brooklyn, New York, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Silliman, Benjamin, New Haven, Connecticut, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Spooner, William B., Boston, Massachusetts, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Tobey, Samuel Boyd, Providence, Rhode Island, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Upton, George B., Boston, Massachusetts, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Waters, R. P., Beverly, Massachusetts, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Wayland, Francis, D.D., Providence, Rhode Island, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Willis, William, Portland, Maine, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
Williston, J. P., Northampton, Massachusetts, Director, New England Emigrant Aid Society
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Members of the Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society, 1854:
Clark, Benjamin C. (Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society Articles of Incorporation, April 13, 1854, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Livermore, Isaac (Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society Articles of Incorporation, April 13, 1854, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Allen, Charles (Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society Articles of Incorporation, April 13, 1854, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Davis, Isaac (Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society Articles of Incorporation, April 13, 1854, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Bates, William G. (Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society Articles of Incorporation, April 13, 1854, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Phillips, Stephan C. (Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society Articles of Incorporation, April 13, 1854, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Hazewell, Charles C. (Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society Articles of Incorporation, April 13, 1854, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Bullock, Alexander H. (Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society Articles of Incorporation, April 13, 1854, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Wilson, Henry (Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society Articles of Incorporation, April 13, 1854, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Whitney, James (Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society Articles of Incorporation, April 13, 1854, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Sewall, Samuel (Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society Articles of Incorporation, April 13, 1854, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Howe, Samuel G. (Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society Articles of Incorporation, April 13, 1854, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Holland, James (Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society Articles of Incorporation, April 13, 1854, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Kimball, Moses (Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society Articles of Incorporation, April 13, 1854, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Green, James (Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society Articles of Incorporation, April 13, 1854, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Bird, Francis W. (Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society Articles of Incorporation, April 13, 1854, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Capp, Otis (Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society Articles of Incorporation, April 13, 1854, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Burlingame, Anson (Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society Articles of Incorporation, April 13, 1854, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Thayer, Eli (Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society Articles of Incorporation, April 13, 1854, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
Otis, Rich (Massachusetts Emigrant Aid Society Articles of Incorporation, April 13, 1854, Commonwealth of Massachusetts)
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References
(Filler, 1960, p. 237; Harrold, 1995, pp. 112, 118, 125, 204n24; Rodriguez, 2007, pp. 56, 58, 201-202, 337) |
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