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Holograph, signed.
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Document identity
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cv43qq71v
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Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Cambridgeport, [Mass.], to James Needham Buffum, March 24, 1843
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document
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Source metadata
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cv43qq71v
contentType
document
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normalized
title
Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Cambridgeport, [Mass.], to James Needham Buffum, March 24, 1843
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["March 24, 1843"]
year
1843
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
2819807
creators
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Buffum, James N.
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
Benson, Anna Elizabeth, 1801-1843
Wesselhoeft, Robert, 1797-1852
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Buffum, James N.
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Correspondence
Manuscripts
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Text
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1
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extent
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
William Lloyd Garrison and his family have decided to move to the city rather than to Lynn. Garrison thanks James Needham Buffum for the opportunity to occupy his house. Garrison's sister-in-law, Anna Benson, is critically ill; she is being treated by Dr. Wesselhoeft.
pubPlace
Cambridgeport, [Mass.]
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cv43qq71v
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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017b7ec684bcc98e