Letter from Daniel Ricketson, New Bedford, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1853 Feb[ruary] 4th

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Title:
Letter from Daniel Ricketson, New Bedford, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1853 Feb[ruary] 4th
Description:
Daniel Ricketson writes to William Lloyd Garrison about making a correction in some verses he has just sent to the Liberator. He tells Garrison, "Don't hesistate to reject the lines" and he has "great confidence in your judgement." Ricketson explains that his verses "were not intended for publication" before excusing his absence from the annual Anti-Slavery meeting. He also expresses his "regret, that other matters for a time led me astray" from the antislavery movement.
Author:
Ricketson, Daniel, 1813-1898
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
February 4, 1853
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
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Ricketson, Daniel, 1813-1898
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Extent:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 22 x 18 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x0843
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Place of origin:
New Bedford, [Massachusetts]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. Below the salutation, the number "20" is written in pencil, while beneath the signature, along the tail edge of the third page, the word "Ricket" is also written in pencil.
Identifier:
4732880
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.22, p.21
Barcode:
39999085503736