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Giles B. Stebbins writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him an obituary (not included) "of our much loved friend Susan R. Doty." Stebbins recalls that Garrison visited "her pleasant home a year since with George Thompson the Sunday after the annual meeting at Syracuse". He calls Doty "a woman of rare excellence" and describes the funeral which took place at her home the day before.
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2v23xb24q
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Letter from Giles Badger Stebbins, Rochester, N[ew] Y[ork], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1852 June 5t
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2v23xb24q
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title
Letter from Giles Badger Stebbins, Rochester, N[ew] Y[ork], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1852 June 5t
description
Giles B. Stebbins writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him an obituary (not included) "of our much loved friend Susan R. Doty." Stebbins recalls that Garrison visited "her pleasant home a year since with George Thompson the Sunday after the annual meeting at Syracuse". He calls Doty "a woman of rare excellence" and describes the funeral which took place at her home the day before.
date
["June 5, 1852"]
year
1852
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5055220
creators
Stebbins, G. B. (Giles Badger), 1817-1900
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Stebbins, G. B. (Giles Badger), 1817-1900
Doty, Susan R.
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (2 p.) ; 26 x 20 cm.
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yes
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Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on blue paper with two black ink stains along the spine edge of the page. Above the salutation, there is a checkmark drawn above the numbers "28, 29", all written in pencil. On the verso, the letter is addressed to "Wm Lloyd Garrison Editor "Liberator" Boston Mass" and carries a red United States three cent postage stamp featuring a profile of George Washington. Directly over the stamp is a postmark stamp reading, "Roches[ter] N.Y. Jun 4".
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Rochester, N[ew] Y[ork]
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2v23xb24q
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