Letter from Gerrit Smith, Albany, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1863 Feb[ruary] 16

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Gerrit Smith, Albany, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1863 Feb[ruary] 16
Description:
Gerrit Smith writes to William Lloyd Garrison thanking him for "the beautiful & affectionate letter" and "likeness in it of your dear Fanny [which] is excellent & we prize it highly." Smith apologizes for not spending more time with Garrison and his family while in Boston and tells him his wife "was sick nearly all the time she was in Boston". He remarks on Garrison's last letter to him and his call to "Remember England", telling Garrison that "if any American Abolitionist visits England it must, I think be you."
Author:
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
February 16, 1863
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
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Villard, Fanny Garrison, 1844-1928
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 22 x 14 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x676n
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Albany, [New York]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white, lined paper with an embossed oval in the head- spine corner of the first page containing the United States Capitol building under the word, "Congress". Under the salutation, the number "14" is written in pencil.
Identifier:
4867353
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.32, p.10A
Barcode:
39999085439386