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Holograph, signed.
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Document identity
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cv43rs98v
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Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Henry Clarke Wright, Oct. 2, 1865
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cv43rs98v
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Henry Clarke Wright, Oct. 2, 1865
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["October 2, 1865"]
year
1865
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3135017
creators
Wright, Henry Clarke, 1797-1870
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
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Wright, Henry Clarke, 1797-1870
Robinson, Rowland T. (Rowland Thomas), 1796-1879
Waterhouse, S. (Sylvester), 1830-1902
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
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Correspondence
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Text
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1 leaf (3 p.) ; 8 x 4 7/8 in.
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
William Lloyd Garrison wants a character reference for a colored orphan boy named John brought to Boston by George (Thompson Garrison?). S. Waterhouse of Ellsworth, Maine, wants to hire the boy. Garrison wants to verify S. Waterhouse's character before sending the lad to him. Garrison's trip to Vergennes, Vermont, was pleasant; he received three "rousing cheers at the conclusion" of his address. After the meeting, Garrison was entertained by Rowland T. Robinson of Ferrisburgh, Vermont. Garrison mentions his projected western lecture tour and the opening meeting of the National Freedmen's Aid Commission. Garrison writes: "If the rebel States, 'reconstructed' so as to leave the colored people at the mercy of the savage whites, are suddenly admitted into the Union, there will assuredly be a terrible state of affairs, perhaps leading to a war of extermination."
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Boston, [Mass.]
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cv43rs98v
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document
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