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James Ballard writes to William Lloyd Garrison requesting him to send him a copy of his "book against the Colonization Society" (Garrison's "Thoughts on African Colonization") and giving him two dollars to pay for his Liberator subscription. He then reports he has "passed through many trying & interesting scenes" since Garrison visited and he describes the growth of his school, the Bennington Seminary, in spite of "violent opposition" against it. Ballard then encourages Garrison to marry, telling him, "My friend, could you be as fortunate as I have been I should advise you immediately to marry." He also supports Garrison's work in the antislavery movement, saying, "If there is any cause under heaven which demands boldness & uncompromising devotion it is the cause of emancipation."
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Letter from James Ballard, Bennington, [Vermont], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1832 June 20
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Letter from James Ballard, Bennington, [Vermont], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1832 June 20
description
James Ballard writes to William Lloyd Garrison requesting him to send him a copy of his "book against the Colonization Society" (Garrison's "Thoughts on African Colonization") and giving him two dollars to pay for his Liberator subscription. He then reports he has "passed through many trying & interesting scenes" since Garrison visited and he describes the growth of his school, the Bennington Seminary, in spite of "violent opposition" against it. Ballard then encourages Garrison to marry, telling him, "My friend, could you be as fortunate as I have been I should advise you immediately to marry." He also supports Garrison's work in the antislavery movement, saying, "If there is any cause under heaven which demands boldness & uncompromising devotion it is the cause of emancipation."
date
["June 20, 1832"]
year
1832
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5147621
creators
Ballard, James, 1805-1881
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
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Bennington Seminary (Bennington, Vt.)
Ballard, James, 1805-1881
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (2 p.) ; 26 cm.
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Holograph, signed.
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Bennington, [Vermont]
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