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Holograph, signed.
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Document identity
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dv143d144
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Letter from Henry Egbert Benson, Providence, R.I., to William Lloyd Garrison, Aug. 30th, 1833
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document
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1
Source metadata
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dv143d144
contentType
document
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normalized
title
Letter from Henry Egbert Benson, Providence, R.I., to William Lloyd Garrison, Aug. 30th, 1833
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["August 30, 1833"]
year
1833
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4533519
creators
Benson, Henry Egbert, 1814-1837
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
African Americans--Colonization--Africa
African Americans--Education
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Benson, Henry Egbert, 1814-1837
Brown, Nicholas, 1769-1841
Cady, Josiah, 1778-1853
Judson, Andrew T. (Andrew Thompson), 1784-1853
May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Crandall, Prudence, 1803-1890
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Correspondence
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Text
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1
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1 leaf (4 p.)
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
Oversize manuscript.
Henry Egbert Benson mentions the formation of the Providence Anti-Slavery Society with Josiah Cady as the president. Samuel Joseph May is helping them and defending Prudence Crandall. Henry Egbert Benson gives an account of Prudence Crandall's trial and persecution. The American Colonization Society has sanctioned Prudence Crandall's persecution. Nicholas Brown is president of the Colonization Society. The Colonization Society has appointed Andrew T. Judson as its agent. Another school for black children was founded by Mrs. Arthur Tappan.
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Providence, R.I
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dv143d144
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document
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1
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0
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