Letter from Oliver Johnson, New York, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1872 April 27

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Title:
Letter from Oliver Johnson, New York, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1872 April 27
Description:
Oliver Johnson writes to William Lloyd Garrison thanking him for his last letter and one from Garrison's wife, Helen, to Johnson's wife, Mary Anne. He then discusses Mary Anne Johnson's illness, stating the doctor has told him that he "cannot hope for her complete recovery", and praising his 40 years of marriage to his wife. Johnson also expresses his hope for Garrison to attend the women's suffrage meeting at Longwood, although he knows it may conflict with another meeting, stating he has "written to Mrs. [Mary A.] Livermore claiming her on her last year's promise" to attend. He comments on Garrison's "judgement of Theodore" [Tilton] based on an article critical of President Grant published in his newspaper, "the Golden Age", saying that it was "printed in his absence, and written not by him but by his assistant." Johnson also addresses "the rumours about [Tilton] that have filled the air from one end of the country to the other". He tells Garrison that [Henry Chandler] Bowen has paid Tilton "the $7,000 so long withheld" and [Henry Ward] Beecher "too, has done him justice".
Author:
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
April 27, 1872
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
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Beecher, Henry Ward, 1813-1887
Bowen, Henry Chandler, 1813-1896
Tilton, Theodore, 1835-1907
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 21 x 27 cm.
Permalink:
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Place of origin:
New York, [New York]
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.
Identifier:
4771114
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.37, p.29B
Barcode:
39999085438867