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Robert Rutherford writes to William Lloyd Garrison "on a subject that has lately absorbed all my feelings, I mean the slavery of our country." He mentions the efforts of the Chilicothe Presbytery to educate free African-Americans in the area and argues that "were the free blacks educated in the United States, instead of driven from our land they would, in my opinion, form the most powerful engine ever yet put in motion against slavery." Rutherford asks to receive the Liberator and pay Garrison "the price as soon as I can get it," also offering to distribute free copies if Garrison would send them to him. He then discusses an article from the newspaper, Presbyterian, that Rutherford says "misrepresented" a letter he wrote to them. He copies this letter to the Presbyterian and asks Garrison to publish an explanation of his letter in the Liberator.
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2z10zp487
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Letter from Robert Rutherford, [Brown County, Ohio], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1834 April 30
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2z10zp487
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title
Letter from Robert Rutherford, [Brown County, Ohio], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1834 April 30
description
Robert Rutherford writes to William Lloyd Garrison "on a subject that has lately absorbed all my feelings, I mean the slavery of our country." He mentions the efforts of the Chilicothe Presbytery to educate free African-Americans in the area and argues that "were the free blacks educated in the United States, instead of driven from our land they would, in my opinion, form the most powerful engine ever yet put in motion against slavery." Rutherford asks to receive the Liberator and pay Garrison "the price as soon as I can get it," also offering to distribute free copies if Garrison would send them to him. He then discusses an article from the newspaper, Presbyterian, that Rutherford says "misrepresented" a letter he wrote to them. He copies this letter to the Presbyterian and asks Garrison to publish an explanation of his letter in the Liberator.
date
["April 30, 1834"]
year
1834
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5708817
creators
Rutherford, Robert
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
African Americans--Education--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
African Americans--Education--History
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Rutherford, Robert
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
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Correspondence
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Text
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1
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 cm.
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yes
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Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the letter is addressed to "Wm. Lloyd Garrison Editor of the Liberator Boston Massachusetts."
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[Brown County, Ohio]
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2z10zp487
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document
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1
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photo
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