Letter from Mary M. Webster, Boston, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1875 Dec[ember] 11th

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Mary M. Webster, Boston, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1875 Dec[ember] 11th
Description:
Mary M. Webster writes to William Lloyd Garrison to thank him "for living for the dawn of a new birthday," (Garrison's seventieth birthday). Webster discusses the importance of the number 7 in "the New Church" and offers some lines of poetry for the occassion. She also mentions sending him "a wrap of soft flannel" for him to cover his wife's shoulders, stating she "much enjoyed the privilege of the simple sewing."
Author:
Webster, Mary M.
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
February 11, 1875
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Webster, Mary M.
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
2 leaves (6 p.) ; 18 x 12 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23wz248
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Place of origin:
Boston, [Massachusetts]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in ink on blue paper with an embossed letter "W" in the head- spine corner of the first page. Along the head edge of pages 1-4, the page number has been recorded in pencil but on the fifth page (second leaf), the number "5" is written in ink. On the tail edge of the first and fifth pages, the phrase "V38, P38" has also been recorded in pencil.
Identifier:
4727354
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.38, p.38B
Barcode:
39999085501516