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The ‘Famer of Feeling’ Among the Abolitionists: J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur’s Letters from an American Farmer Research Assistant: Jasmine Spitler Faculty Mentor: Dr. Dennis Moore, English Department Timeline Introduction J. Hector St. John de Crèvecœur’s Letters from an American Farmer, 1682 Godwyn worked on his “utopian imperial project” called The Revival 16751688 which he published in London in 1782, holds a special place in American history as well as American literary history. I am working on this research Conclusion In approaching Crèvecœur’s Letter 9, there are several historical contexts to evaluate, including both the birth of America and Great Britain’s established dominance. When Crèvecœur has his narrator Farmer James project under the supervision of Dr. Dennis Moore. In 2013, Harvard encounter that caged slave in Letter 9, is he drawing University Press published his edition, Letters from an American Farmer from any other late 18 th century ideas? One of the and Other Essays, in its John Harvard Library. In the third selection, “What is an American? , ” the fictional narrator, Farmer James, helps the earliest links between the projected image of a tortured slave is in William Blake’s famous depiction of the flagellation of an African woman enslaved in world make sense of this newly invented country. The original publication in Suriname. However, further research is necessary in 1782, also contributed to the whirlwind within the transatlantic abolitionist order to make a more distinctive connection concerning community. In searching for links specifically concerning the ninth the importance of the cage. “letter, ” “Description of Charles-Town, Thoughts on Slavery; on Physical Portrait of Laura de’ Dianti published by Richard Tompson 1782 Crèvecœur published Letters from an American Farmer Evil; a Melancholy Scene, “ there are several historical contexts that shed light on Crèvecœur’s writing. Examples include potent visual rhetoric in Great Britain in the late 1600 s and early 1700 s and the deeply religious foundations (mostly involving the Pennsylvanian Quakers) in the 1770 -1780 s abolition movement itself. As the Pennsylvania Abolition Society began to take control, Letter 9 finally connects full circle to the rest of Letters and the mainstream attitude regarding early American government receives 1791 drastically new dynamics. In analyzing this specific historical backdrop, the current understanding of the American Revolution and the role slavery played in the new country’s birth, this project provides the academic community a new lens through which to consider later significant William Blake’s Flagellation of a Female Samboe Slave developments, especially the more aggressive abolitionist movement that picked up speed in the 1830 s, and ultimately the Civil War. Acknowledgements The most notable resources I have utilized in this research project include: Ahern, Stephen. Affect and Abolition in the Anglo. Atlantic: 1770 - 1830. Farnham: Ashgate, 2013. Molineux, C. Faces of Perfect Ebony: Encountering Atlantic Slavery in imperial Britain. Cambridge, Mass: Harvard University Press, 2012. Wood, Marcus. Blind Memory: Visual Representations of Slavery in England America, 17801865. Manchester: Manchester UP, 2000. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank my research professor, Dr. Dennis Moore. Throughout our research progress, he served as an inspiring and encouraging mentor. I have found a new passion in research and gained notable experience in the humanities field. Because of this experience I am planning on taking this research further in the future.