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Aaron Macy Powell writes to William Lloyd Garrison expressing their regrets that that Garrison family was unable to attend their wedding ceremony. Powell expresses his hope that "this extraordinary revolutionary awakening" taking place over the nation will result in the quick death of slavery. Powell commends Garrison's editorial on the war in the Liberator, and affirms that the present is "no time to furl the banner of genuine vital nonresistance".
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6w9250380
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Letter from Aaron Macy Powell, Ghent, N.Y., to William Lloyd Garrison, May 8, 1861
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6w9250380
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Aaron Macy Powell, Ghent, N.Y., to William Lloyd Garrison, May 8, 1861
description
Aaron Macy Powell writes to William Lloyd Garrison expressing their regrets that that Garrison family was unable to attend their wedding ceremony. Powell expresses his hope that "this extraordinary revolutionary awakening" taking place over the nation will result in the quick death of slavery. Powell commends Garrison's editorial on the war in the Liberator, and affirms that the present is "no time to furl the banner of genuine vital nonresistance".
date
["May 8, 1861"]
year
1861
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
4501510
creators
Powell, Aaron M. (Aaron Macy), 1832-1899
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
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Powell, Aaron M. (Aaron Macy), 1832-1899
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
National anti-slavery standard
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Correspondence
Manuscripts
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Text
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1
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25.7 x 20.3 cm.
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Letter ends abruptly mid-sentence. Final page(s) missing. Authorship is not identified on document, but contextual clues suggest Aaron Macy Powell, which is confirmed by the card catalog entry. Manuscript is continued under call number MS A.1.2 v.31, p.46B.
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Ghent, N.Y
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6w9250380
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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