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Owen Jones writes William Lloyd Garrison stating that he had read an announcement indicating that Garrison was writing an "elaborate history of the Anti-Slavery movement", and inquires when and by whom this work will be published. Jones states that he was an ardent admirer to Garrison long before he immigrated to America from Liverpool. Jones congratulates Garrison on the abolition of slavery following Garrison's years of carrying the "brunt & burden of the battle for so many".
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5h740b05x
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Letter from Owen Jones, Curry, [Pa.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Jan[uary] 25 1867
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document
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1
Source metadata
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5h740b05x
contentType
document
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normalized
title
Letter from Owen Jones, Curry, [Pa.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Jan[uary] 25 1867
description
Owen Jones writes William Lloyd Garrison stating that he had read an announcement indicating that Garrison was writing an "elaborate history of the Anti-Slavery movement", and inquires when and by whom this work will be published. Jones states that he was an ardent admirer to Garrison long before he immigrated to America from Liverpool. Jones congratulates Garrison on the abolition of slavery following Garrison's years of carrying the "brunt & burden of the battle for so many".
date
["January 25, 1867"]
year
1867
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4664720
creators
Jones, Owen
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
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
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Correspondence
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Text
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1
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1 leaf (1 p.) ; 20.5 x 25.5 cm.
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
pubPlace
Curry, [Pa.]
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5h740b05x
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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