George B Cheever Signed Abolitionist Clergyman Antislavery Autograph Quote

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George B Cheever Signed Abolitionist Clergyman Antislavery Autograph Quote. In bold ink he has written his personal creed and signature:“Yours for freedom, righteousness & justice, Geo. B. Cheever.”. Born in Hallowell, Maine, he graduated fromBowdoin College in 1825 — a classmate of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow — and trained at Andover Theological Seminary. George B. Cheever (1807–1890) — Autograph Sentiment Signed — Fiery Abolitionist Clergyman: “Yours for Freedom, Righteousness & Justice” Offered here is an original autograph sentiment signed by George Barrell Cheever (1807–1890) — one of America’s most prominent and uncompromising abolitionist ministers. In bold ink he has written his personal creed and signature: “Yours for freedom, righteousness & justice, Geo. B. Cheever.” A genuine 19th-century autograph of a leading antislavery reformer, not a reproduction. Why It Matters This is far more than a signature: the sentiment “Yours for freedom, righteousness & justice” is a perfect distillation of Cheever’s lifelong crusade against slavery. As pastor of New York City’s Church of the Puritans on Union Square, Cheever was among the most outspoken abolitionist clergymen in the nation, thundering against slavery as a sin from pulpit and press. A signed motto in his own hand, expressing the very cause for which he was famous, is a compelling piece of American antislavery and Civil War–era history. About George Barrell Cheever George Barrell Cheever (1807–1890) was an American Congregationalist (later Presbyterian) minister, reformer, and writer. Born in Hallowell, Maine, he graduated from Bowdoin College in 1825 — a classmate of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow — and trained at Andover Theological Seminary. He held prominent pulpits in Salem and New York, most notably the Church of the Puritans (1846–1867). A tireless and controversial reformer, he campaigned for temperance and, above all, for the abolition of slavery, authoring fierce antislavery works such as God Against Slavery (1857) and The Fire and Hammer of God’s Word Against the Sin of Slavery (1858). With his brother Henry he led the Church Anti-Slavery Society, corresponded with Frederick Douglass, and during the Civil War publicly criticized President Lincoln for not embracing immediate emancipation. A prolific author and literary anthologist as well, Cheever left a lasting mark as one of the moral voices of the antebellum and wartime North. A signed sentiment expressing his abolitionist creed is a desirable piece for collectors of Civil War, antislavery, religious, and reform history. Condition Autograph sentiment and signature in bold ink on a slip of paper, neatly mounted to a tan album/backing sheet (as shown). Light age toning; the writing dark, bold, and fully legible. Please see photo, which forms part of the description. Authenticity Guaranteed authentic original, hand-written and hand-signed period autograph Signer George Barrell Cheever (1807–1890), abolitionist clergyman & author Shipping FREE shipping — carefully packaged flat against bending and moisture