The Real Cause of the U.S. Civil War

Lewis Tappan Circular Letter of November 6, 1846

Soliciting Funding for the National Era Newspaper


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you take hold vigorously in accomplishing the great ob-

ject we have in view.

Respectfully & truly Yours,

Lewis Tappan

Acting Correspg Secretary

Apportionment

Maine   $1,250

N. H        1,100

Vt.          1,150

Mass.     3,000

R. Isl.        500

Conn.     1,500

N.Y.        4,000

N. J.         500

Pennsa. 2,000

Ohio      2,500

Mich.        500

Ills.          800

Ind.         500

Wisc.       350

Iowa       350

$20,000





New York, 5 Nov. 1846

Rev. W. W. Patton

Hartford

Conn

Dear Brother

Can you help us? Will you

see what can be done in your county: Can you go to

Farmington & obtain a good [sufus?]? We will pay

expenses & a satisfactory compensation.

[Whence be 1300th?] [?]

We have a strong hope of success.






Tappan Circular Letter, page 3