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Stephen J.W. Tabor, the fourth auditor of the Treasury Department, along with George E.H. Clery and Rufus Leighton, write to William Lloyd Garrison asking him to deliver a lecture in Washingon during the winter. They write that they have been appointed by the National Freedmen's Relief Association to arrange a course of lectures to "raise money to replenish the exhausted treasury of our society" and "to offer the public an opportunity to listen to the discussion of the great themes of the day by the ablest minds." They also mention that similar requests have been made to Ralph Waldo Emerson, Wendell Phillips, Horace Greeley, Frederick Douglass, and others.
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Letter from Stephen James Wilson Tabor, Rufus Leighton, and George E.H. Clery, Washington, [District of Columbia], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1864 Oct[ober] 27
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title
Letter from Stephen James Wilson Tabor, Rufus Leighton, and George E.H. Clery, Washington, [District of Columbia], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1864 Oct[ober] 27
description
Stephen J.W. Tabor, the fourth auditor of the Treasury Department, along with George E.H. Clery and Rufus Leighton, write to William Lloyd Garrison asking him to deliver a lecture in Washingon during the winter. They write that they have been appointed by the National Freedmen's Relief Association to arrange a course of lectures to "raise money to replenish the exhausted treasury of our society" and "to offer the public an opportunity to listen to the discussion of the great themes of the day by the ablest minds." They also mention that similar requests have been made to Ralph Waldo Emerson, Wendell Phillips, Horace Greeley, Frederick Douglass, and others.
date
["October 27, 1864"]
year
1864
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5060290
creators
Tabor, Stephen J. W. (Stephen James Wilson), 1815-1883
Leighton, Rufus
Clery, George E. H.
National Freedman's Relief Association
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Lectures and lecturing--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Lectures and lecturing
Social reformers--United States
National Freedman's Relief Association
Tabor, Stephen J. W. (Stephen James Wilson), 1815-1883
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (2 p.) ; 24 cm.
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Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. Under the salutation, the number "175" is written in pencil and in the tail- spine corner of the first page, "V33,P99A" is also written in pencil.
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Washington, [District of Columbia]
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2v23xc833
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