Letter from George W. Putnam, Toronto, [Ontario], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1851 April 13th

Item Information

Title:
Letter from George W. Putnam, Toronto, [Ontario], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1851 April 13th
Description:
Geoge W. Putnam, personal secretary to George Thompson, writes to William Lloyd Garrison about the Antislavery meetings held in Toronto, Ontario, in which a number of notable abolitionists spoke, including George Thompson and Samuel Joseph May. Putnam mentions the topic of fugitive slaves in Canada and describes the people of Toronto and their reception of the Antislavery message.
Author:
Putnam, George W.
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
April 13, 1851
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Canada--History--19th century
Fugitive slaves--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Antislavery movements
Fugitive slaves--United States
Social reformers--United States
Putnam, George W.
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Places:
Canada
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 x 38 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23wx41q
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Toronto, [Ontario]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed on blue paper with a small checkmark written in pencil in the head-spine corner. There are 3 brown spots beneath the salutation.
George W. Putnam was George Thompson's personal secretary during his second tour of the United States as mentioned in William Lloyd Garrison, 1805-1879 by Wendell Phillips Garrison and Francis Jackson Garrison, Houghton, Mifflin and Company: Boston, 1889.
Identifier:
4725572
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.20, p.21
Barcode:
39999085501326