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cv43qf28x
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Minutes of an anti-slavery meeting by William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], May 27, 1836
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cv43qf28x
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title
Minutes of an anti-slavery meeting by William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], May 27, 1836
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["May 27, 1836"]
year
1836
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
2816933
creators
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
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Southwick, Joseph, 1791-1866
Grosvenor, Cyrus Pitt, 1792-1879
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
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1 leaf (2 p.) ; 11 1/2 x 7 1/8 in.
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yes
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sf268508b
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notes
Holograph, signed.
This is a report of a meeting of several anti-slavery friends in which the Rev. Mr. Cyrus Pitt Grosvenor presented his situation. It was voted that Messrs. Joseph Southwick, Amos Farnsworth, and William Lloyd Garrison be a committee to consult with Mr. Elizur Wright about the case of Mr. Grosvenor. It was decided that Mr. Grosvenor be appointed an agent of the American Anti-Slavery Society for the ensuing year and that $300 be granted to him in advance payment of his salary.
This letter is in William Lloyd Garrison's handwriting. It is signed by William L. Garrison and Joseph Southwick.
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Boston, [Mass.]
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