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James Forten writes to William Lloyd Garrison apologizing for not responding sooner to his last letter and assuring him that the pleasure of Garrison's visit was mutual. Forten calls such visits, "cheering, they are as green spots in the journey of life." Forten then recalls the challenges of the past year and compares them to the more positive moments, like the visit of Simeon Smith Jocelyn and Garrison to Philadelphia and the formation of the New England Anti-Slavery Society. He also comments on "the Letters from Providence, in the last number of the Liberator" arguing they "will cause many to see the [Colonization] scheme in its true light." Forten then points out that Philadelphia and not Providence, Rhode Island, was the first city to form a women's antislavery society and tells Garrison about "the Pestilence which is now desolating the land [cholera] - the accounts from New York are truly alarming."
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Letter from James Forten, Philad[elphi]a, [Pennsylvania], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1832 July 28th
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Letter from James Forten, Philad[elphi]a, [Pennsylvania], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1832 July 28th
description
James Forten writes to William Lloyd Garrison apologizing for not responding sooner to his last letter and assuring him that the pleasure of Garrison's visit was mutual. Forten calls such visits, "cheering, they are as green spots in the journey of life." Forten then recalls the challenges of the past year and compares them to the more positive moments, like the visit of Simeon Smith Jocelyn and Garrison to Philadelphia and the formation of the New England Anti-Slavery Society. He also comments on "the Letters from Providence, in the last number of the Liberator" arguing they "will cause many to see the [Colonization] scheme in its true light." Forten then points out that Philadelphia and not Providence, Rhode Island, was the first city to form a women's antislavery society and tells Garrison about "the Pestilence which is now desolating the land [cholera] - the accounts from New York are truly alarming."
date
["July 28, 1832"]
year
1832
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No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5147718
creators
Forten, James, 1766-1842
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
African American abolitionists--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
African American abolitionists
African Americans--Colonization--Africa
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
New-England Anti-Slavery Society
Forten, James, 1766-1842
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
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1 leaf (2 p.) ; 25 cm.
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Holograph, signed.
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Philad[elphi]a, [Pennsylvania]
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