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In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp, Elizabeth Brewer, Secretary for a society, mentions her efforts "to aid the colored females in forming an Anti-Slavery Society by themselves." She sends them an address read at their last meeting and asks them to send "a few copies of the Address [Garrison] delivered before the 'Freehold-Abolition-Society' and the Annual Report of the N[ew] E[ngland] Anti-Slavery Society; also the address [by Garrison] to the Free people of color."
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2z10zh92r
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Letter from Elizabeth Brewer, Providence, [Rhode Island], to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp, 1833 [February] 6th
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title
Letter from Elizabeth Brewer, Providence, [Rhode Island], to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp, 1833 [February] 6th
description
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp, Elizabeth Brewer, Secretary for a society, mentions her efforts "to aid the colored females in forming an Anti-Slavery Society by themselves." She sends them an address read at their last meeting and asks them to send "a few copies of the Address [Garrison] delivered before the 'Freehold-Abolition-Society' and the Annual Report of the N[ew] E[ngland] Anti-Slavery Society; also the address [by Garrison] to the Free people of color."
date
["[February 6, 1833]"]
year
1833
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5149380
creators
Brewer, Elizabeth
Knapp, Isaac, 1804-1843
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--Societies, etc--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--United States--History--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Societies
Social reformers--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Brewer, Elizabeth
Knapp, Isaac, 1804-1843
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (2 p.) ; 24 cm.
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notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the letter is addressed to "Garrison & Knapp".
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Providence, [Rhode Island]
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2z10zh92r
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document
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photo
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