Letter from Samuel Edmund Sewall, Washington, D.C., to William Lloyd Garrison, 1865 Jan[uary] 26

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Samuel Edmund Sewall, Washington, D.C., to William Lloyd Garrison, 1865 Jan[uary] 26
Description:
Samuel Edmund Sewall writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending $45 "to aid in publishing the Liberator", on behalf of Sewall and his wife, as well as from "Miss Robie." Sewall says he does not want their names to appear in the paper, but that Garrison could still state that money was received "without giving names as it may lead others to do likewise."
Author:
Sewall, Samuel E. (Samuel Edmund), 1799-1888
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
January 26, 1865
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--Newspapers--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
Sewall, Samuel E. (Samuel Edmund), 1799-1888
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 21 x 13 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x317v
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Washington, D.C.
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper with an embossed logo of a sheild in the head- spine corner. The shield contains the words, "& Co." while a belt encircling the shield bears the words "Superfine". In the head- spine corner, in different handwriting from the letter, is written "S.E. Sewall Esq. Washington D.C. 27 Jan. 1865". Thhe number "$45.00" is also written in black ink on top of the embossed logo. Under the salutation, the number "16" is written in pencil.
Identifier:
4749859
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.34, p.13A
Barcode:
39999085438636