William Cowper

William Cowper
Name
William Cowper
First Name
William
Last Name
Cowper
Born
26 November 1731
Died
25 April 1800
Profession
Stanzas to the Abolitionists of AmericaPoetry
Note
Important poet to the Burleighs; Prudence Crandall also owned a copy of his "The Task"
Suffered from "melancholy" - i.e. depression
Daguerreotype of William BurleighWilliam Henry Burleigh
Prudence Crandall, 1834 portraitPrudence Crandall
Related Places
Am I Not A Man and a Brother? British Anti-Slavery Ceramic Piece ca. 1830Great Britain
Associated Causes
Liberty BellAbolition
Religious Affiliation
Episcopal and Anglican
Item sets
Burleigh Project People
Burleigh Resources ALL
Media
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Linked resources

The Task, and Prudence Crandall's signature on overleaf of front coverPrudence Crandall's copy of Cowper's The Task
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Glenville High School, ClevelandDr. Martin Luther King Jr. at Glenville High School, Cleveland, Ohio, 1967
William Cowper portraitWilliam Cowper portrait

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