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Robert Folger Wallcut writes to William Lloyd Garrison and the readers of the Liberator, acknowledging the "great & wonderful work [which] has been accomplished." He thanks Garrison and the readers for their labors and "say[s] farewell to the many whose names from week to week for so many years have passed in review before me." Wallcut notes that "The Liberator has ministered spiritual food & moral strength to them & to all of us."
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2v23xz502
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Letter from Robert Folger Wallcut, Liberator Office, Boston, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1865 Dec[ember] 27
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2v23xz502
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title
Letter from Robert Folger Wallcut, Liberator Office, Boston, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1865 Dec[ember] 27
description
Robert Folger Wallcut writes to William Lloyd Garrison and the readers of the Liberator, acknowledging the "great & wonderful work [which] has been accomplished." He thanks Garrison and the readers for their labors and "say[s] farewell to the many whose names from week to week for so many years have passed in review before me." Wallcut notes that "The Liberator has ministered spiritual food & moral strength to them & to all of us."
date
["December 27, 1865"]
year
1865
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5109518
creators
Wallcut, Robert Folger, 1797-1884
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Wallcut, Robert Folger, 1797-1884
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (1 p.) ; 20 cm.
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notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
This letter is printed in the Liberator of December 29, 1865 (Vol. XXXV, No. 52).
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Liberator Office, Boston, [Massachusetts]
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2v23xz502
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