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Richard Davis Webb writes to William Lloyd Garrison asking him to send the Liberator to their friends in Ireland. He asks Garrison about "the collection of the sum due to our dear friend [Nathaniel Peabody] Rogers by the N[ew] H[ampshire] A[nti] S[lavery] Society" and discusses his correspondence with Elizabeth Pease [Nichol], including a document "by [John A.] Collins & reviewed by Harriet Martineau" explaining the "present position of the Anti Slavery Cause in America & of the differences which exist between the friends of the slave." He also discusses the World Anti-Slavery Convention, held in London the previous year, and the antislavery movement in Ireland.
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2v23xw615
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Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, [Ireland], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1841 [February] 11th
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title
Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, [Ireland], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1841 [February] 11th
description
Richard Davis Webb writes to William Lloyd Garrison asking him to send the Liberator to their friends in Ireland. He asks Garrison about "the collection of the sum due to our dear friend [Nathaniel Peabody] Rogers by the N[ew] H[ampshire] A[nti] S[lavery] Society" and discusses his correspondence with Elizabeth Pease [Nichol], including a document "by [John A.] Collins & reviewed by Harriet Martineau" explaining the "present position of the Anti Slavery Cause in America & of the differences which exist between the friends of the slave." He also discusses the World Anti-Slavery Convention, held in London the previous year, and the antislavery movement in Ireland.
date
["[February 11, 1841]"]
year
1841
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5104088
creators
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--Ireland--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--Ireland--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Nichol, Elizabeth Pease, 1807-1897
General Anti-slavery Convention (1st : 1840 : London, England)
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Rogers, Nathaniel Peabody, 1794-1846
Collins, John A. (John Anderson), 1810-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
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Europe
Ireland
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Correspondence
Manuscripts
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Text
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Ireland
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1
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 24 cm.
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yes
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53
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-8
notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript letter addressed to "William L. Garrison Boston Mass." on verso.
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Dublin, [Ireland]
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2v23xw615
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document
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photo
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