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Mary Rice writes to William Lloyd Garrison repeating a request from the "Secretary of the B[oston] F[emale] A[nti-slavery] S[ociety] (Miss [Martha V.] Ball)" for lecturers to come address their society. She asks Garrison to send them a lecturer "or inform us why you are so long in tarrying on this most reasonable request" and declares that without speakers, "We are going by what little light we can gather from a few publications & I hope too by the light of Gods word." Rice then outlines her views of slavery, stating, "We are for immediate action, immediate Abolition." After her autograph, Rice asks for sufficient notice if a speaker is sent to them to enable them to "extend knowledge of the meeting as far as possible," and she offers to pay the expenses for them to stay in the town.
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Letter from Mary Rice, Sudbury, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1834 Nov[ember] 26th
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Letter from Mary Rice, Sudbury, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1834 Nov[ember] 26th
description
Mary Rice writes to William Lloyd Garrison repeating a request from the "Secretary of the B[oston] F[emale] A[nti-slavery] S[ociety] (Miss [Martha V.] Ball)" for lecturers to come address their society. She asks Garrison to send them a lecturer "or inform us why you are so long in tarrying on this most reasonable request" and declares that without speakers, "We are going by what little light we can gather from a few publications & I hope too by the light of Gods word." Rice then outlines her views of slavery, stating, "We are for immediate action, immediate Abolition." After her autograph, Rice asks for sufficient notice if a speaker is sent to them to enable them to "extend knowledge of the meeting as far as possible," and she offers to pay the expenses for them to stay in the town.
date
["November 26, 1834"]
year
1834
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5713460
creators
Rice, Mary
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--Religious aspects--Christianity--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
Christianity
Social reformers--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Boston Female Anti-slavery Society
Rice, Mary
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 cm.
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Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the letter is addressed to "Mr. William Lloyd Garrison Boston. Mass"
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Sudbury, [Massachusetts]
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2z10zt15h
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