The Monthly Offering
The Monthly Offering was an anti-slavery periodical published between July 1840 and December 1841 from Boston, Massachusetts. Pages were approximately 11x15 inches.[1] The original intent of the publication was to provide poems, music, and information on abolitionist and anti-slavery topics to readers.[2] Another hallmark of the periodical was its commitment to remaining inexpensive; it "could be afforded so low that every one might procure it, who had a desire to become acquainted with the nature and influence of slavery, and the means employed for its removal."[3] The Monthly Offering was one of many American anti-slavery publications including The Liberator, Freedom's Journal, and Facts For The People.
Author and contributors[edit]
The Monthly Offering is credited to John A Collins (1810-1879), an abolitionist born in Manchester, Vermont.[4] Collins attended Middlebury College, joined the Andover Theological Seminary, and eventually left both to work in the anti-slavery movement.[5] From 1840-1842, Collins served as the General Agent and Vice President of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society (MASS, founded 1835), a Boston branch of the American Anti-Slavery Society.[4] Collins also edited a newspaper called Monthly Garland.[4]
The Monthly Offering also featured writings from other authors, including Maria Weston Chapman.
Present[edit]
The Monthly Offering now exists in book compilations. It has been republished for historical preservation purposes under the title "The Monthly Offering 1841."[6]
There is a physical copy located in the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia. It is also available on Google Books.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ Garrison, Wendell Phillips; Garrison, Francis Jackson (1885). William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879: The Story of His Life Told by His Children ... Century Company.
- ^ Scroggins, Eloise (September 2004). "Anti-Slavery Sources in Indiana Repositories" (PDF). Department of Natural Resources – Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
- ^ Collins, John A (1841). The Monthly Offering. Boston, Massachusetts: Dow and Jackson, Printers. p. 1.
- ^ a b c "Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society". www.americanabolitionists.com. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ^ Sernett, Milton C. (2000). "Collins, John Anderson (1810–1879)". American National Biography. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/anb/9780198606697.article.1500140. ISBN 978-0-19-860669-7. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
- ^ "The Monthly Offering Volume 1841". Dymocks. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ^ The Monthly Offering, Volume 1
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