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Holograph, signed.
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cv43q309n
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Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Brooklyn, [Conn.], to Mary Benson, Nov. 27, 1835
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cv43q309n
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Brooklyn, [Conn.], to Mary Benson, Nov. 27, 1835
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["November 27, 1835"]
year
1835
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
2816848
creators
Benson, Mary, 1797-1842
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Thanksgiving Day
Quakers
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Benson, Mary, 1797-1842
Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Woolman, John, 1720-1772
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Brown, Moses, 1738-1836
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 9 x 7 1/4 in.
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notes
Holograph, signed.
William Lloyd Garrison questions the religious value of the Thanksgiving feast and fasting by the order of the governor. Garrison meditates on his approaching thirtieth birthday. He hopes to write more and to write better while in Brooklyn, Conn. Garrison expresses his non-resistant views. He sympathizes with the principles of the Friends (Quakers), who should remember the examples of John Woolman and Anthony Benezet. Garrison praises Gerrit Smith for openly joining the anti-slavery society and Harriet Martineau for attending a meeting of the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society. Garrison conveys his respect for Moses Brown.
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Brooklyn, [Conn.]
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cv43q309n
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