New England Emigrant Aid Company
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Founded | 1854 |
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Founders | Eli Thayer |
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ID | 4273276 |
About New England Emigrant Aid Company
The New England Emigrant Aid Company was a transportation company founded in Boston, Massachusetts by activist Eli Thayer in the wake of the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed the population of Kansas Territory to choose whether slavery would be legal.