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William F. Jeffers writes to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp expressing his support their work and promising to assist them "in ev[e]ry thing you undertake for our people's well Being and what ... [has done] more for us than the Glorious Liberator." Jeffers says that to withhold support from the Liberator "would be a stigma upon us the free col'd population which time could never erase." He then asks Garrison to send him 50 copies of his "Thoughts on African Colonization." After his autograph, Jeffers tells Garrison and Knapp about naming the proceeds from an exhibition "to the cause of Liberation," asking if this would "be against your wish." He also asks if Garrison or Alonzo Lewis would provide "a small article or item on the Press or any subject you think fit for the occasion."
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Letter from William F. Jeffers, New York, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp, 1833 Dec[embe]r 3
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Letter from William F. Jeffers, New York, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp, 1833 Dec[embe]r 3
description
William F. Jeffers writes to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp expressing his support their work and promising to assist them "in ev[e]ry thing you undertake for our people's well Being and what ... [has done] more for us than the Glorious Liberator." Jeffers says that to withhold support from the Liberator "would be a stigma upon us the free col'd population which time could never erase." He then asks Garrison to send him 50 copies of his "Thoughts on African Colonization." After his autograph, Jeffers tells Garrison and Knapp about naming the proceeds from an exhibition "to the cause of Liberation," asking if this would "be against your wish." He also asks if Garrison or Alonzo Lewis would provide "a small article or item on the Press or any subject you think fit for the occasion."
date
["December 3, 1833"]
year
1833
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5707257
creators
Jeffers, William F.
Knapp, Isaac, 1804-1843
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
African American abolitionists--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
African American abolitionists
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Jeffers, William F.
Knapp, Isaac, 1804-1843
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 cm.
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Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Legacy catalog card identifies the author of this manuscript as "William F. Jeffers."
On verso, the letter is addressed to "Messrs. Garrison & Knapp 11 Merchants Hall Boston Mass".
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New York, [New York]
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