Letter from J.H. Rutherford, Newcastle on Tyne, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1867 July 4th

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Title:
Letter from J.H. Rutherford, Newcastle on Tyne, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1867 July 4th
Description:
J.H. Rutherford writes to William Lloyd Garrison inviting him to give "an address to us in the New Town Hall." Rutherford states, "This I am sure will be pleasant to you, for nowhere are there warmer friends of freedom ..." He also says that Garrison's presence "will do us good, for though slavery is dead, the spirit that gave it birth lives in too many of our hearts."
Author:
Rutherford, J. H.
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
July 4, 1867
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--England--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Rutherford, J. H.
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Places:
England
Extent:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 18 x 23 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x3672
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Newcastle on Tyne, [England]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. Above the salutation, the number "130" is written in pencil.
Identifier:
4751444
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.35, p.67B
Barcode:
39999085438735