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Henry Egbert Benson writes to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp providing instructions to deliver the Liberator, including some back issues, to three subscribers. Benson also reports that he was introduced to a "Mr. Frost of Boston a day or two ago" and says that he hopes to see his "Anti Slavery friends in Boston in a few weeks," when he expects to visit the city.
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2z10zm40m
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Letter from Henry Egbert Benson, Providence, [Rhode Island], to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp, 1833 Nov[embe]r 20th
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title
Letter from Henry Egbert Benson, Providence, [Rhode Island], to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp, 1833 Nov[embe]r 20th
description
Henry Egbert Benson writes to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp providing instructions to deliver the Liberator, including some back issues, to three subscribers. Benson also reports that he was introduced to a "Mr. Frost of Boston a day or two ago" and says that he hopes to see his "Anti Slavery friends in Boston in a few weeks," when he expects to visit the city.
date
["November 20, 1833"]
year
1833
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5707240
creators
Benson, Henry Egbert, 1814-1837
Knapp, Isaac, 1804-1843
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
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Benson, Henry Egbert, 1814-1837
Knapp, Isaac, 1804-1843
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (2 p.) ; 25 cm.
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notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the letter is addressed to "Messrs. Garrison & Knapp Boston Mass" and it is postmarked with a red, circular stamp reading, "Providence R.I. Nov 21".
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Providence, [Rhode Island]
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