1866 J. SELLA MARTIN. Important MSs on Slavery by Black Abolitionist & Friend of Frederick Douglass Autograph John Maillard was an continuationist

John Maillard was an continuationist Anglican who believed that divine healing was an ongoing sacrament of the Church

whether angels and demons may assume different appearances

according to Elizabeth Ann Kerr McDougall in the Dictionary of Canadian Biography

The ship put out from Hamburg

1866 J. SELLA MARTIN. Important MSs on Slavery by Black Abolitionist & Friend of Frederick Douglass Autograph John Maillard was an continuationistA very important MSs inscription by black former slave abolitionist, John Sella Martin. We trace no examples in the trade, none at auction, and very spare representation in institutional collections. John Sella [sometimes Stella] Martin [p1832 1876] was born enslaved in Charlotte, North Carolina. His mother was a slave who seems to have become pregnant after being raped by the son or nephew of her white master. Under the principle of partus sequitur