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Theocrat writes to William Lloyd Garrison and five others, saying they all "hear and you understand not and you see the vision and you know it not." Theocrat then goes on the accuse "the infidels like you who trample the innocent Bible under foot!" of ignoring God and expects them to soon to suffer God's wrath. Theocrat tells them "Satan deluded you in saying that the doctrine of the Bible has no foundation in truth!" and invites them to "Come and cure yourselves with the truths of the Gospels".
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2v23xc04f
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Letter from Theocrat to William Lloyd Garrison, Josiah P. Mendum, Joseph Barker Reuben, Ernestine Louise Rose, Horace Seaver, and August Theodore Stamm, 1856 February 17
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2v23xc04f
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title
Letter from Theocrat to William Lloyd Garrison, Josiah P. Mendum, Joseph Barker Reuben, Ernestine Louise Rose, Horace Seaver, and August Theodore Stamm, 1856 February 17
description
Theocrat writes to William Lloyd Garrison and five others, saying they all "hear and you understand not and you see the vision and you know it not." Theocrat then goes on the accuse "the infidels like you who trample the innocent Bible under foot!" of ignoring God and expects them to soon to suffer God's wrath. Theocrat tells them "Satan deluded you in saying that the doctrine of the Bible has no foundation in truth!" and invites them to "Come and cure yourselves with the truths of the Gospels".
date
["February 17, 1856"]
year
1856
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5056556
creators
Theocrat
Beckett, J. M.
Mendum, Josiah P., 1811-1891
Reuben, Joseph Barker
Seaver, Horace, 1810-1889
Stamm, August Theodore
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Rose, Ernestine L. (Ernestine Louise), 1810-1892
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Religious aspects--Christianity--United States--History--19th century
Christianity--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Christianity
Christianity--United States
Social reformers--United States
Theocrat
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 27 cm.
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notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on blue paper with an embossed logo in the head- spine corner of the first page featuring a crown above the word "Bath". Also in the head- spine corner of the first page, a checkmark and the number "5" are both written in pencil.
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2v23xc04f
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document
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1
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