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Holograph, signed.
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6h441h07d
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Letter from W. Ferguson Hutson, Pocotaligo, S.C., to William Lloyd Garrison, Aug[u]st 25, [1835?]
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6h441h07d
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from W. Ferguson Hutson, Pocotaligo, S.C., to William Lloyd Garrison, Aug[u]st 25, [1835?]
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["[August 25, 1835?]"]
year
1835
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4530187
creators
Hutson, W. Ferguson
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Human rights
Slave rebellions
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Hutson, W. Ferguson
Woodbury, Levi, 1789-1851
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
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Correspondence
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Text
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1
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extent
3 leaves (6 p.) ; 13 x 8 1/8 in.
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
W. Ferguson Hutson is the secretary of the Committee of Vigilance of Prince William's Parish, South Carolina. The Committee will molest as much as possible all abolitionist agents. This letter is a savage criticism of "Human Rights." He compares the employment of children in factories with slavery. W. Ferguson Hutson supposes that Levi Woodbury is the author of "Human Rights." Hutson thinks Levi Woodbury must be actuated by "some nefarious and hidden purpose." The South will "sever the union" to save its property. The South will take the law into its own hands to prevent the abolitionists from inciting the slaves to revolt. He hints that abolitionist agents will be lynched in Mississippi. He mentions rewards for the abduction of abolitionist leaders.
In the postscript on page six, W. Ferguson Hutson asks William Lloyd Garrison to forward this letter to Mr. Levi Woodbury.
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Pocotaligo, S.C
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6h441h07d
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document
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1
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