Wilmington in Clinton County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
"Who Sends Thee?"
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 18, 2010
1. "Who Sends Thee?" Marker
whether inside me or outside of me I knew not,
but I was awake.
It said, Go thou and see the president.
I answered, Yea, Lord, thy servant heareth.
and unhitching my plow, I went at once to the house and
said to mother,
Wilt thou go with me to Washington to see the president?
Who sends thee? she asked.
The Lord, I answered.
In September of 1862, Isaac Harvey, Quaker farmer,
and his wife, Sarah Edwards Harvey, traveled to
Washington D.C. to speak to President Lincoln on
their concern for the emancipation of the slaves.
At the conclusion of their visit, he gave them a note,
which ended with these words:
May the Lord comfort them as they have sustained me.
The Emancipation Proclamation
was announced on September 22, 1862.
Isaac Harvey (1809-1883), his wife Sarah (1812-1902), and
their family were members of Springfield Friends Meeting
and lived on Lebanon Road, Adams Township,
Clinton County, Ohio.
Erected by Wilmington College.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Charity & Public Work
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Location. 39° 26.644′ N, 83° 49.092′ W. Marker is in Wilmington, Ohio, in Clinton County. It can be reached from College Street. Marker is on the Wilmington College campus, about 800 feet SSE of the intersection of Locust Street/Rombach Avenue (US Route 22) and College Avenue, immediately south of the library, and about 200 feet SW of the carillon. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Wilmington OH 45177, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in Southern Ohio Hill Country. It is also in the American Midwest and in the Corn Belt. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Quakers During WWI (here, next to this marker); Simon B. Goodman Memorial Carillon (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); Wilmington College (about 300 feet away); Marble Hall (about 500 feet away); Dr. Menzo Stark (about 500 feet away); David Linton (approx. 0.2 miles away);
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 18, 2010
2. "Who Sends Thee?" Marker and Statuary
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 18, 2010
3. "Who Sends Thee?" Statuary
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 18, 2010
4. "Who Sends Thee?" Statuary
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., January 18, 2010
5. "Who Sends Thee?" Statuary Detail
Credits. This page was last revised on November 11, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,654 times since then and 97 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on February 26, 2010, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
