Lewis Tappan (May 23, 1788 – June 21, 1873) was an American abolitionist who helped to secure freedom for the enslaved Africans aboard the Amistad. He was born in Northampton , …

Lewis Tappan, born May 23, 1788, Northampton, Massachusetts, was an American philanthropist, merchant and industrialist who used much of his energy and his fortune in the struggle to end …

When 53 Africans faced murder charges after killing their Spanish captives in 1839, Lewis Tappan called it a ‘providential occurrence.’ He believed the case might touch the heart of the nation. …

Tappan founded the abolitionist Human Rights journal and a children's anti-slavery magazine, The Slave's Friend. In 1841, the Amistad case went to trial. Throughout the trials, Tappan arranged …

New England abolitionist Lewis Tappan stirred public sympathy for the African captives, while the U.S. government took the proslavery side. U.S. President Martin Van Buren ordered a Navy …

Lewis Tappan, as an abolitionist and a devout Christian, found the spectacle of Emancipation Day disheartening and scandalous. Celebrated on the Fourth of July, the holiday commemorated …

The Amistad Committee (the Committee) was founded in 1839 by Lewis Tappan, Simeon Joceyln, and Joshua Leavitt. They organized the legal defense and raised money for the Mende …

Arthur and Lewis Tappan had a bigger transformative effect on America than any other brothers in our history. Highly successful Wall Street merchants and energized evangelical Christians, the …

Lewis Tappan (1788-1873), a wealthy merchant from a strong Calvinist family, is best known for his role in organizing the defense of Joseph Cinque in the Amistad trial.

The papers of Lewis Tappan (1788-1873) span the years 1809-1903, with the bulk from 1809 to 1872. The collection consists of correspondence, letterbooks, journals, notebooks, clippings,