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Holograph, signed with initials.
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cv43rv236
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Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Lafayette, (Ind.), to Helen Eliza Garrison, Nov. 27, 1865
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cv43rv236
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Lafayette, (Ind.), to Helen Eliza Garrison, Nov. 27, 1865
description
Holograph, signed with initials.
date
["November 27, 1865"]
year
1865
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3135040
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
Ball, Cyrus, 1804-1893
Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Villard, Henry, 1835-1900
American Freedmen's Aid Commission
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
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Correspondence
Manuscripts
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Text
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1
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 8 x 6 3/8 in.
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed with initials.
In Layfayette, Indiana, William Lloyd Garrison is being entertained by Cyrus Ball and Joseph White. Garrison gives his lecture schedule. He was unable to attend a meeting of the American Freedmen's Aid Commission in Washington. He tells about his address in the Representatives' Chamber in Springfield. Garrison enjoyed visiting William Henry Herndon. He had tea with Rev. Hale, a Presbyterian minister. Garrison describes visiting President Lincoln's grave: "It is a most charming place, and quite equal, if not superior, in its natural features, to Mount Auburn. There are but few monuments as yet. There was quite a throng of visitors, and many carriages, and a good many colored persons. ...The [groundskeeper's] good wife voluntarily went with us to Mr. Lincoln's tomb, unlocked the door, and let us see the coffin, draped and festooned. Until within a week, the tomb has been constantly guarded by soldiers. The coffin is to be removed to a new tomb very shortly, above ground, instead of inside of a bank." Garrison was glad to hear that Henry Villard was able to visit Rockledge.
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Lafayette, (Ind.)
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cv43rv236
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document
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