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	Arthur Tappan
		Tappan moved to Boston at the age of 15 and by 1807 had established his own dry goods business in Portland, Maine.
		Tappan held strict moral views and contributed a large amount of his wealth to campaign against alcohol and tobacco.
		In 1839, Arthur and Lewis Tappan left and formed a rival organization, the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USAStappanA.htm (271 words)

	Arthur Tappan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Arthur and his brother, Lewis Tappan, established a silk importing business in New York in 1826.
		In 1833, Arthur cofounded the American Anti-Slavery Society with William Lloyd Garrison, and served as its first president until 1840, when he resigned based on his opposition to the society's newfounded support of women's suffrage and feminism.
		Arthur Tappan should not be confused with Arthur Tappan Pierson, an American pastor and biographer of George Müller.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Arthur_Tappan (216 words)

	Arthur Tappan -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Arthur Tappan (May 22, 1786 – July 23, 1865) was an (A native or inhabitant of the United States) American (A reformer who favors abolishing slavery) abolitionist.
		Arthur and his brother, (Click link for more info and facts about Lewis Tappan) Lewis Tappan, established a (A fabric made from the fine threads produced by certain insect larvae) silk importing business in (A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies) New York in 1826.
		Arthur Tappan should not be confused with Arthur Tappan Pierson, a (A clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders) priest.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/ar/arthur_tappan.htm (277 words)

	Biography: Lewis Tappan
		He was so successful as credit manager of Arthur Tappan and company that in 1841 he withdrew from the partnership and formed the Mercantile Agency (later to become Dun and Bradstreet).
		Tappan wrote to Weld that he wanted his house to remain "this summer as it is, a silent anti-slavery preacher to the crowds who will see it." The next year, a church built by the Tappans was set on fire when it was rumoured that they intended to promote racial "amalgamation."
		Tappan's participation in the Amistad case may be considered the high point of his career as an abolitionist.
	amistad.mysticseaport.org /discovery/people/bio.tappan.lewis.html (844 words)

	Biography of THEODORE WELD: Crusader for Freedom--chap. 2
		Arthur and Lewis Tappan, the charitable New York merchants with whom Weld was now to be associated, were leaders of this group.
		Arthur was the more prominent of the brothers, not because he was abler or more philanthropic, but because of Lewis' abnegation; for Lewis often relieved his brother of the tedium of business affairs in order that Arthur might spare more time for good works.
		Weld, Lewis Tappan and a few others even cherished the notion of establishing a great national manual labor institution to serve as a pattern, and Weld planned to be on the lookout for the most advantageous site for it.
	www.gospeltruth.net /Weld/weldbioch2.htm (4126 words)

	Tappan, Lewis - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Tappan, Lewis
		With his brother Arthur Tappan he helped establish the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society in 1840 and the American Missionary Association in 1846.
		In 1828 he entered into partnership with Arthur as a silk jobber in New York City, and succeeded him as editor of the New York Journal of Commerce, which he sold in 1831.
		With Arthur he helped fund and direct antislavery societies, and he actively sought close links with abolitionists abroad.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Tappan,%20Lewis (189 words)

	Arthur Tappan Summary
		Arthur was active in founding Lane Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio, as a religious outpost.
		In 1833, Arthur cofounded the American Anti-Slavery Society with William Lloyd Garrison, and served as its first president until 1840, when he resigned based on his opposition to the society's newfounded support of women's suffrage and feminism.
		Arthur Tappan should not be confused with Arthur Tappan Pierson, an American pastor and biographer of George Müller.
	www.bookrags.com /Arthur_Tappan (614 words)

	Brief Biographies of Jackson Era Characters (T) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		While Tappan was probably had a genuine strong anti-slavery feeling, he may have been Weld and his brothers, major financiers of the abolition movements, for their "impractical" approach.
		He was, however, converted to the somewhat softened, evangelistic Calvinism of Lyman Beecher, one of the fruits of Beecher's focused assault on Unitarianism in the onetime bastion of Puritanism.
		Another, perhaps conflicting, story, is that his brother Arthur made his conversion a prerequisite for helping Lewis out of debts that he had incurred in some unfortunate business dealings.
	www.jmisc.net /BIOG-T.htm (3356 words)

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		Founded by William Lloyd Garrison, it drew the support of the Tappan brothers of New York until Arthur tried to restrain its radicalism in 1834-5, and was rebuked.
		The Boston Tappan brothers, Charles and John, had a leading role, as did T.
		One of many organizations founded by Arthur and Lewis Tappan.
	www.earlyrepublic.net /ORGS.htm (358 words)

	Labors In New York City In 1832, And Onward
		Tappan saw that, during the sermon, he manifested a good deal of emotion; and seemed uneasy at times, as if he were on the point of going out.
		Arthur Tappan proposed to me, that if I would go to some point in Ohio, and take rooms where I could gather those young men, and give them my views in theology, and prepare them for the work of preaching throughout the West, he would be at the entire expense of the undertaking.
		Arthur Tappan's heart was as large as all New York, and I might say, as large as the world.
	www.truthinheart.com /EarlyOberlinCD/CD/Finney/Biography/autob23.htm (4876 words)

	Who Made America? \| Innovators \| Lewis Tappan
		By 1839, Arthur had repaid all his creditors and the business was shakily back on its feet.
		Tappan began keeping files on customers, reviewing their characters and their credit-worthiness.
		Tappan transferred the running of the agency to his chief clerk, Benjamin Douglass, in 1849.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/theymadeamerica/whomade/tappan_hi.html (524 words)

	Brief Biographies of Jackson Era Characters (T) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		While Tappan was probably had a genuine strong anti-slavery feeling, he may have been Weld and his brothers, major financiers of the abolition movements, for their "impractical" approach.
		The strain of abolitionism that the New York Tappan brothers, and Weld, belonged to, had very strong ties to revivalist movement lead by Charles Grandison Finney.
		He was, however, converted to the somewhat softened, evangelistic Calvinism of Lyman Beecher, one of the fruits of Beecher's focused assault on Unitarianism in the onetime bastion of Puritanism.
	www.earlyrepublic.net /BIOG-T.htm (3356 words)

	Papers of Lewis Tappan - Collection 174
		Tappan's exposure to Calvinist and Unitarian theology is reflected in his journals by comments on ministers and the themes of their sermons.
		Throughout the papers there is documentation of routine family activities of the various members of the Tappan family, as well as of their interaction on matters of mutual concern, particularly where business, religion, and abolition were involved.
		Lewis Tappan's brothers, Benjamin and Arthur, are well represented in the collection as well as other members of the Tappan and Aspinwall families.
	www.wheaton.edu /bgc/archives/GUIDES/174.htm (1027 words)

	Short Tour: Tappan Square (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Tappan Square, named after Arthur Tappan, a 19th-century abolitionist who was instrumental in keeping the college financially afloat in its early years, is the center of the town of Oberlin.
		On other days, Tappan Square is a place to lie out in the sun or meet around a bonfire.
		Students are often found downtown at the Apollo (the one-screen movie theater), Gibsons (the bakery), or the Feve (a coffee house).
	www.oberlin.edu /colrelat/welcome/octour/stourtappan.html (196 words)

	Arthur Tappan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		In 1833, Arthur cofounded the AmericanAnti-Slavery Society with William Lloyd Garrison,and served as its first president until 1840, when he resigned based on his opposition to the society's newfounded support of women's suffrage and feminism.
		Continuing his support for abolition, Arthur and his brother founded the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society in 1840, and the AmericanMissionary Society in 1846.
		After the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 was passed, he refused comply with the new law, andfinancially supported the Underground Railroad.
	www.therfcc.org /arthur-tappan-204573.html (193 words)

	NameTraq \| Last Name: Tappan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		TAPPAN — A former Green Beret who has a 30-year career with the Federal Reserve Bank is joining an economic development team that is helping rebuild Iraq.
		Travis Tappan, 40, is charged with second-degree murder and being an accessory after the fact to the killing of Marvin Batchelor on July 16.
		The result of her work includes a reference to local historical figures Lewis and Arthur Tappan of Northampton, brothers who were active abolitionists in the...
	www.nametraq.org /Jan04/T/Tappan.shtml (1192 words)

	God Is Still Speaking (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Through their work, they called the churches and its members to be different, to see the relevance of turning the hearts and the minds of the people — even when turning their hearts seems unpopular and perhaps impossible.
		"The firm of Arthur Tappan and Co. was the largest silk house in the city.
		Arthur and Lewis Tappan were the principal originators of the abolition of slavery movement.
	www.stillspeaking.com /CT/content.htm (2142 words)

	AllRefer.com - Arthur Tappan (Social Reformers) - Encyclopedia
		Arthur Tappan[tap´un] Pronunciation Key, 1786–1865, American abolitionist, b.
		He made a fortune in the dry-goods business in New York City and with his brother and partner Lewis Tappan gave generously of his time and money to various causes, especially to the antislavery movement.
		He contributed to the establishment of Kenyon and Oberlin colleges in Ohio, was elected (1833) the first president of the American Anti-Slavery Society, and, after splitting with William Lloyd Garrison, helped organize (1840) and became president of the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society.
	reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/T/Tappan-A.html (223 words)

	Lt. Colonel Edward Antill, Colonel Gerrit G. Lansing, and Arthur Tappan
		Arthur Tappan had four brothers: Benjamin [p.96] (1773-1857) (q.v.); John (1781-1871), president of the American Tract society; Lewis (1788-1873) and David (Harvard, A.B., 1804, died, 1843).
		On the outbreak of the war of 1812, Tappan and Sewall refused to take the oath of allegiance, and were obliged to leave the province at a great financial sacrifice.
		He was elected chairman of the American Education society of New York, in 1807; was its president, 1831-33; was associated with his brother Lewis in the founding of the Journal of Commerce, Sept. 1, 1827, and was one of the founders of the American Tract society in 1828.
	www.iment.com /maida/familytree/antill/coloneledward.htm (2477 words)

	Arthur Tappan — Infoplease.com
		Raised in a conservative religious home, the brothers used their wealth to found a newspaper, the New York Journal of Commerce (1827) free of “immoral” advertising, and devoted both time and money to philanthropic causes ranging from temperance and abolition to theological seminaries and colleges.
		Tappan served as president of the Society until 1840 when he quit over the its decision to take on other causes, including feminism.
		Arthur Tappan - Tappan, Arthur Tappan, Arthur, 1786–1865, American abolitionist, b.
	www.infoplease.com /ipa/A0772576.html (370 words)

	Generous Giving : Experience the Joy!!
		Lewis Tappan, founder of Dun & Bradstreet firm, and his brother Arthur, founder of the Journal of Commerce daily newspaper, were among the wealthiest men in antebellum New York.
		Lewis Tappan (1788-1863), one of the most influential abolitionists in antebellum America, grew up in a devoutly Calvinistic family where he was deeply influenced by his parents’ evangelical beliefs.
		Tappan had begun speaking out against slavery in the 1830s, a dangerous time to declare such opinions.
	www.generousgiving.org /page.asp?sec=8&page=460 (2616 words)

	Operation Save America -
		Tappan implored Weld, who was not yet 30 years old, to come to New York and convert the entire city.
		Weld got his way when Tappan arranged the financing for lame Seminary in Cincinnati and, with an eye for quality, searched out the best man he could find to serve as its president.
		But since Arthur Tappan, the seminary's benefactor, was an ardent abolitionist, Beecher nervously told the students to proceed.
	www.operationsaveamerica.org /articles/articles/bible-school-students-dismissed.htm (964 words)

	The "Negro" College
		Jocelyn joined forces with Arthur Tappan, who moved to New Haven in 1828.
		With the help of his brother Lewis, Arthur Tappan purchased land for the college in the southern part of New Haven and committed $1000 seed money for a fundraising drive to build the college (98).
		In June of 1831, these two white men from New Haven--Simeon Jocelyn and Arthur Tappan--joined William L. Garrison in Philadelphia at the annual Convention of the Free People of Colour (99).
	www.yaleslavery.org /TownGown/college.html (308 words)

	American Anti-Slavery Society - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The American Anti-Slavery Society (1833-1870) was founded by William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappan.
		Frederick Douglass was a key leader of the society and often spoke at its meetings.
		Famous members included Theodore Dwight Weld, Lewis Tappan, Lydia Child, Maria Weston Chapman, Henry Highland Garnet, Samuel Cornish, James Forten, Charles Lenox Remond, Robert Purvis, and Wendell Phillips.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/American_Anti-Slavery_Society (251 words)

	The Oberlin Review \\ Arts Article
		The case was eagerly embraced by abolitionists anxious to argue for the cause of freedom.
		Lewis and Arthur Tappan belived that slavery was antithetical to the basic precepts of Christianity and ought to be abolished immediately.
		Oberlin, which was experiencing some financial troubles, agreed to the Tappans' terms and became the first undergraduate institution to admit students irrespective of color.
	www.oberlin.edu /stupub/ocreview/archives/1997.12.12/arts/history.html (642 words)

	Arthur Tappan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Arthur Tappan (May 22, 1786 - July 23, 1865) was an American abolitionist.
		Arthur Tappan should not be confused with Arthur Tappan Pierson, a priest.
		This page was last modified 18:22, 18 Aug 2004.
	www.encyclopedia-online.info /Arthur_Tappan (210 words)

	Biography of THEODORE WELD: Crusader for Freedom--chap. 3
		Weld and the Tappan brothers had great hopes for Lane, and as slavery became uppermost in their thoughts they designed to make it not only the prototype of manual labor colleges but a center of antislavery activity as well.
		When the pious and free-handed Arthur Tappan asked Beecher what action Lane's trustees had taken toward admitting Negro students, Beecher replied that no action was needed and he hoped none ever would be.
		Wright informed Weld that Arthur Tappan had been elected president, although he was unable to attend the meeting, and that young Garrison was secretary of foreign correspondence.
	www.gospeltruth.net /Weld/weldbioch3.htm (3468 words)

	EARLY LABORS IN OBERLIN.
		I have spoken of the promise of Arthur Tappan to supply us with funds, to the extent of his whole income, till we were beyond pecuniary want.
		Tappan, and nearly all the men who had subscribed for the fund for the support of the faculty.
		Tappan wrote me at this time, acknowledging expressly the promise he had made me, and expressing the deepest regret that he was prostrated, and wholly unable to fulfill his pledge.
	bible.christiansunite.com /Charles_Finney/finney24.shtml (4639 words)

	THe JoC: 175 Years of Change
		An average of four ships a day arrived in port, bringing passengers, cargo and the most perishable of all commodities-news.
		Incoming ships provided the first word of war, peace, business news, political developments and myriad other information that found its way into the minuscule type of The Journal of Commerce, the publication that Arthur Tappan and Samuel F.B. Morse launched 175 years ago.
		The world today is far different from the one that existed when Arthur Tappan and Samuel Morse decided that New York needed another newspaper.
	www.joc.com /history (666 words)

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