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Sophia Little encloses the sum of $3.00 to William Lloyd Garrison in payment of her subscription to the Liberator. Little expresses her wish to know Garrison's thoughts on how the "peace discussion will affect the Slave question", and hints at a moral quandry on her part concerning the intersection of abolition and nonviolence.
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Letter from Sophia Louisa Little, Pawtucket, [R.I.], to William Lloyd Garrison, January 5th 1838
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Letter from Sophia Louisa Little, Pawtucket, [R.I.], to William Lloyd Garrison, January 5th 1838
description
Sophia Little encloses the sum of $3.00 to William Lloyd Garrison in payment of her subscription to the Liberator. Little expresses her wish to know Garrison's thoughts on how the "peace discussion will affect the Slave question", and hints at a moral quandry on her part concerning the intersection of abolition and nonviolence.
date
["January 5, 1838"]
year
1838
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No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4664393
creators
Little, Sophia L. (Sophia Louisa), 1799-1893
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
Nonviolence--United States--History--19th century
Pacifism--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--United States
Nonviolence
Pacifism--History
Little, Sophia L. (Sophia Louisa), 1799-1893
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (3 p.) ; 19.8 x 25 cm.
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notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript is addressed to "William L Garrison Sister Mary Hill Boston Massachusetts".
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Pawtucket, [R.I.]
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