Letter from Increase S. Smith, Dorchester, [Boston, Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1848 May 3
Description:
Increase S. Smith writes to William Lloyd Garrison expressing his wish for a brief conversation with Garrison, "Ever since the proceedings of the Anti-Sabbath Convention appeared in the Liberator." Smith does not plan to see Garrison soon, so he explains in the letter how the amendments he proposed at the convention were agreed to but were not included in the published proceedings. He gives an example of one of the accepted amendments and says that while, "To some this amedment may be, perhaps, of little importance, but to me it is of great importance." Smith states that without his amendments, the resolution "expresses, to my mind, a serious untruth" but with their inclusion, "I can accede to it most heartily." He ends the letter by trusting in Garrison, "Where you see the mistake, you will of course, correct it."
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on blue paper. In the head- spine corner of the first page, a checkmark and the number "24" have both been drawn in pencil beneath the phrase "V.18, P23", also in pencil. Additionally, above the first line of the letter, there is a purple, oval stamp containing the words "Garrison MSS.".