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Holograph, signed.
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cv43rg94w
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Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Battle Creek, [Michigan], to Helen Eliza Garrison, Oct. 15, 1853
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cv43rg94w
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Battle Creek, [Michigan], to Helen Eliza Garrison, Oct. 15, 1853
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["October 15, 1853"]
year
1853
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3134802
creators
Garrison, Helen Eliza, 1811-1876
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, Helen Eliza, 1811-1876
Chandler, Elizabeth Margaret, 1807-1834
Chandler, Thomas, 1806-1881
Merritt, Richard, 1822-1892
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Bennett, James Gordon, 1795-1872
Foster, Stephen S. (Stephen Symonds), 1809-1881
Foster, Abby Kelley, 1811-1887
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Correspondence
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Text
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
William Lloyd Garrison spent the day at Thomas Chandler's, the brother of the lamented Elizabeth M. Chandler. Garrison passed an hour at Elizabeth Chandler's grave, where he "pencilled a Sonnet on the post of the railing erected around the deceased, expressive of my estimate of her virtues, and the feelings of my heart." Garrison gives details of his journey leaving Adrian, describing the country and towns. In Battle Creek, Garrison was met by Richard Merritt. Garrison stayed at the house of Richard Merritt's father. The numerous anti-slavery lectures have left little impression here on account of the bigotry. Garrison spoke in a Friends' meeting house. Tomorrow, he will speak in Detroit. Much excitement has been caused there by Stephen S. Foster and Abby Kelley Foster. He compares the Detroit Free Soil paper to James G. Bennett's Herald. Garrison expects to be slandered and assailed.
In this manuscript, sentences and paragraphs have been crossed out and additions made in pencil.
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Battle Creek, [Michigan]
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cv43rg94w
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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