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Source Description
Copy of letter, in the hand of another person.
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Document identity
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cv43r5097
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Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Charles Sumner, May 25, 1876
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document
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1
Source metadata
id
cv43r5097
contentType
document
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normalized
title
Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Charles Sumner, May 25, 1876
description
Copy of letter, in the hand of another person.
date
["1870–May 25, 1876"]
year
1870
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
2827500
creators
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
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
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Williams, William
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
genreBasic
Correspondence
Manuscripts
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Text
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1
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import
extent
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 9 x 5 1/2 in.
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yes
Source extras
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Copy of letter, in the hand of another person.
William Lloyd Garrison confirms that he is acting as a reference for William Williams in his application for employment in the Navy Department, "in respect to his appointment to a clerkship." Garrison highly recommends William Williams for the position.
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Boston, [Mass.]
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cv43r5097
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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