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Transcribed copy of letter. Whereabouts of original manuscript unknown.
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7s75dp80c
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Copy of letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, March 19, 1877
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7s75dp80c
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title
Copy of letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, March 19, 1877
description
Transcribed copy of letter. Whereabouts of original manuscript unknown.
date
["March 19, 1877"]
year
1877
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3133250
creators
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Free trade
Garrison, Francis Jackson, 1848-1916
Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876
Cobden, Richard, 1804-1865
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
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Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
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Correspondence
Manuscripts
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Text
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United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Suffolk
city
Boston
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1
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1 leaf (2 p.) ; 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.
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yes
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42.35
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-71.05
notes
Transcribed copy of letter. Whereabouts of original manuscript unknown.
William Lloyd Garrison says that the Free Trade movement in England gave no aid or encouragement to the abolitionists, but was affiliated with [J.C.] Calhoun, George MacDuffie and the "Southern slave oligarchy." He outlines the Southern course of action in regard to free trade and protective tariffs. Richard Cobden never expressed his views on the slavery question during his visits to the U.S. Harriet Martineau was right in saying that the Free Trade leaders were pro-slavery in their personal opinions.
On page 2 of the manuscript, there is a separate transcribed note by Francis Jackson Garrison on the same subject: "Mem. by F.J.G., Dec. 2, 1887. Mrs Rebecca, of England, above says that busts of Calhoun & another Southern statesmen (?) were placed int he Free Trade Rooms at Manchester, and that John Bright 'was a regular Philistine' in regard to the slavery question. She fully endorses W.L.G.'s statements."
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Boston, [Mass.]
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7s75dp80c
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document
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