Letter from George Washington Julian and Gerrit Smith, Centreville, [Indiana], to William Lloyd Garrison and Gerrit Smith, 1863 May 13

Item Information

Title:
Letter from George Washington Julian and Gerrit Smith, Centreville, [Indiana], to William Lloyd Garrison and Gerrit Smith, 1863 May 13
Description:
George Washington Julian writes to Gerrit Smith, informing him that he has already sent him "a paper containing my letter" that Smith referred to in his letter from May 5. Julian says he was "very glad to hear from Garrison" and knows Garrison "has faith in my fidelity." In the letter from Gerrit Smith to William Lloyd Garrison, Smith notes he is passing on the letter from Julian to Garrison and then tells him that "our friend W[illiam] H[enry] Fish is sitting in my library".
Author:
Julian, George W. (George Washington), 1817-1899
Author:
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Addressee:
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
May 13, 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
Julian, George W. (George Washington), 1817-1899
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Fish, William H. (William Henry)
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 21 x 13 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x707f
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Centreville, [Indiana]
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 logo of a shield under a crown in the head- spine corner of the page. Above the embossed logo, "MS A.1.2.32 p.30" is written in pencil and the number "53" is also recorded in pencil above the salutation. After the letter from G.W. Julian to Gerrit Smith ends on the top of the verso, another letter is written from Gerrit Smith to William Lloyd Garrison, dated May 18, 1863. This letter is written upside-down compared to the Julian letter and the number "53" has been written below the salutation in pencil.
Identifier:
4882045
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.32, p.30B
Barcode:
39999085439451