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Holograph, signed.
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cv43qq61m
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Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Henry Clarke Wright, March 1, 1843
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cv43qq61m
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title
Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Henry Clarke Wright, March 1, 1843
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["March 1, 1843"]
year
1843
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3134665
creators
Wright, Henry Clarke, 1797-1870
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
Capital punishment--United States
Fugitive slaves--United States
Interracial marriage--Law and legislation
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Wright, Henry Clarke, 1797-1870
Adams, John Quincy, 1767-1848
Cheever, George B. (George Barrell), 1807-1890
Garrison, James Holley, 1801-1842
Latimer, George
Wesselhoeft, Robert, 1797-1852
Nichol, Elizabeth Pease, 1807-1897
O'Sullivan, John L. (John Louis), 1813-1895
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 12 3/4 x 7 5/8 in.
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
William Lloyd Garrison describes his sickness from scarlatina; he was in the care of Dr. Robert Wesselhoeft, the friend of the late Charles Follen. He also discusses the illnesses inflicting his family. His brother, James Holley Garrison, died. At his funeral, William Lloyd Garrison exposed the war system and religion in the United States. William Lloyd Garrison is happy to know that Henry Clarke Wright appreciates Garrison's Irish friends. Garrison praises his Irish friends and Elizabeth Pease Nichol. Partly because of Henry Clarke Wright's absence, the Non-Resistant will probably not be renewed in its publication. The subject of capital punishment has been widely discussed, including a debate in the Broadway Tabernacle, NY, between (John Louis) O'Sullivan and Rev. George B. Cheever. There are petitions before the Massachusetts legislature for the abolition of capital punishment. The intermarriage law has passed both houses of the legislature. The Latimer petitions contained more than 65,000 names sent to Congress, entrusted to John Quincy Adams. Garrison writes: "The Miller excitement increases as the time draws near for the fulfilment of the prediction. A considerable number of worthy abolitionists have been carried away by it, and for the time being, are rendered completely useless to our cause. But the delusion has not long to run, and let us rejoice."
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Boston, [Mass.]
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cv43qq61m
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