Passionate Abolitionist and
Witness to the American Civil War
Passionate Abolitionist and
Witness to the American Civil War
William Slater arrived in America in 1857 and began working in Thomas Jackson’s rope making business. He frequently sent letters home to his parents and brother, John, and sisters, Elizabeth, Sarah, and Mary. He often traveled between Pennsylvania and New Jersey and kept up with his English relatives who moved to America. He married Elizabeth Coates and had a son named Charles Lincoln Slater in the 1870s.
July 1859
William Slater arrived in America and stayed in Reading
May 1858
He was working in Metuchen.
September 1858
He returned to Reading
October 1858
He seems to be planning on returning to England soon.
