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Title: Story of the Hutchinsons (tribe of Jesse)
Year: 1896 (1890s)
Authors: Hutchinson, John W. (John Wallace), 1821-1908 Mann, Charles E. (Charles Edward), b. 1857 Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Subjects: Hutchinson family Hutchinson Family (Singers) Singers Abolitionists
Publisher: Boston : Lee and Shepard
Contributing Library: Lincoln Financial Foundation Collection
Digitizing Sponsor: The Institute of Museum and Library Services through an Indiana State Library LSTA Grant

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idea Excelsior. But through thelong, cold winter, being snow-bound in our New Englandhome, I seemed to feel as Longfellow later expressed itin his great song, and could imagine that like thecharacter represented in his immortal verse, even indeath I would cling to this device and proclaim theprogress of such aspirations of the soul in a highersphere. We held frequent meetings with our Avhole familygathered at the old homestead. A plan was suggestedof giving some mass concerts in the region, and for adouble purpose I went to Lowell, having in mind theyoung lady spoken of previously, and also arranging forsome concerts. Effecting engagements in LoAvell, Nashua and Man-chester, we went down at the appointed time with ourdouble-sleigh team, thirteen of the family, including thequartet which had been giving concerts, and met withgrand success in all of the three places, taking in Mithus the lady, Miss Fannie B. Patch, who, in the courseof four weeks I married, intending to continue in the
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JOHX A. COLLINS —(p. 73) SINGING FOR FREEDOM. 73 pursuit of agriculture. Slie had been the leadingcontralto singer in the Fieewill Baptist Church ofLowell for many years. Rev. Mr. Davis was thepastor. We were importuned by an agent of the anti-slaverysociety, Mr. John A. Collins, to be present at theannual meeting of the organization to be held in FaneuilHall, Boston. Consenting to this proposition, the quartet, withJesse, accordingly were present at the opening of themeeting which continued three days, January 25, 26 and27, 1843. The first song we sung was Blow je theTrumpet, Blow! We were inspired Avith the greatness of the issue,finding our hearts in sympathy with those strugglingand earnest people. We fully resolved to buckle onthe armor, feeling proud to be engaged in such a greatwork for humanity. We were ready at any time to takeup the cross and serve the Master, sympathizing withthose in bonds as bound with them, and we sang forthe emancipation of the millions of slaves in b

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