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Holograph, signed.
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cv43q774s
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Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to George William Benson, April 24, 1838
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cv43q774s
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document
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title
Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to George William Benson, April 24, 1838
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["April 24, 1838"]
year
1838
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
2817933
creators
Benson, George William, 1808-1879
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
May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
Brownson, Orestes Augustus, 1803-1876
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Grimké, Angelina Emily, 1805-1879
Grimké, Sarah, 1792-1873
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
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Correspondence
Manuscripts
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Text
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 9 3/4 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 is uncertain about going to New York on account of his health. Orestes Augustus Brownson's article on slavery, which was printed in the second issue of his Quarterly, was "wholly unworthy of a sound mind." Garrison's strictures on Brownson made Brownson feel badly. As a result, Brownson wrote a long letter to Garrison in the Reformer. Garrison and his wife and friends saw the Grimkés off; he lists the names of the people who were there to say goodbye. Angelina Grimké's closing lecture at the Odeon was the "keystone of the arch." Garrison says: "My annual report is at last out. Bro. Phelps wrote a protest against that part of it relating to the Clerical Appeal, and had it printed---but I am happy to say, both for his sake and the cause, has concluded to suppress it."
On page three, the bottom part of the letter was cut off, including William Lloyd Garrison's signature.
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Boston, [Mass.]
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cv43q774s
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document
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1
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photo
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