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James Forten Jr was an American abolitionist.
James Forten Jr was the son of Abolitionist James Forten and Charlotte (Vandine) Forten. [1]
He began to voice his abolitionist views at an early age, becoming well known in abolitionist social circles by the age of 20.
He married Jane Vogelsang in New York City, NY on Jan 15, 1839, as recorded by AME Zion Church. [2] Together, they had the following (known) children:
He served as the secretary of the group that published the "Appeal of Forty Thousand Citizens, Threatened with Disfranchisement, to the People of Pennsylvania," in 1838. [3]
He was a member of the Young Men's Anti-Slavery Society in Philadelphia as well as the American Moral Reform Society. The American Moral Reform Society formed at the Fifth Annual Convention of the Free People of Color at Philadelphia on June 5th, 1835. At formation of this society, James Forten Jr, was designated as the recording secretary.[4]
In 1844, it came to light that James Forten Jr had engaged in forgery amounting to almost $17,000, connected to his involvement in lotteries. He left the city, as not much is known about him after this time. [5]
A series of legal notifications appear in The Evening Post starting Jan 27, 1851, from his wife Jane Forten, asking for relief, filed in the state supreme court. [6]
Author Julie Winch states the lack of information after the death of his wife may be due to not wanting to be located by creditors.
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