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Johnson expresses his regrets that Garrison was unable to journey to New York the previous weekend, and offers his sympathies for Garrison's poor health. Johnson informs Garrison that he has received a notice announcing that Garrison will be speaking the following week at the Cooper Institute, and requests that Garrison confirm this appearance prior to his publicizing it in the Standard.

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6w925573m
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Letter from Oliver Johnson, New York, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, 17 Jan[uary], 1865
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6w925573m
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Oliver Johnson, New York, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, 17 Jan[uary], 1865
description
Johnson expresses his regrets that Garrison was unable to journey to New York the previous weekend, and offers his sympathies for Garrison's poor health. Johnson informs Garrison that he has received a notice announcing that Garrison will be speaking the following week at the Cooper Institute, and requests that Garrison confirm this appearance prior to his publicizing it in the Standard.
date
["January 17, 1865"]
year
1865
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4511685
creators
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
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
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
American Anti-Slavery Society
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
National anti-slavery standard
New-York tribune (New York, N.Y. : 1841)
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Correspondence
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Text
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1
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 x 20.3 cm.
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Letter addressed from Anti-Slavery Office.
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New York, [N.Y.]
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6w925573m
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document
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