Letter from Sarah Moore Grimke, Hyde Park, [Boston, Massachusetts], to Francis Jackson Garrison, [18]72 Aug[ust] 1st

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Sarah Moore Grimke, Hyde Park, [Boston, Massachusetts], to Francis Jackson Garrison, [18]72 Aug[ust] 1st
Description:
Sarah Moore Grimke writes to Francis Jackson Garrison, thanking him "for all the trouble you have taken about my story". She then mentions that [Guiseppe] Mazzini "was duly received" and thanks Garrison for a book, calling it "this valuable gift." Grimke also discusses the death of R.D. Webb, saying, "I rejoice in his ascension to a higher sphere" and shares her hope that "while Lucy is with you, she will be able to come & see us".
Addressee:
Garrison, Francis Jackson, 1848-1916
Author:
Grimké, Sarah, 1792-1873
Date:
[August 1, 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
Women abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Women social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Women social reformers--United States
Garrison, Francis Jackson, 1848-1916
Mazzini, Giuseppe, 1805-1872
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Grimké, Sarah, 1792-1873
Extent:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 16 x 20 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x8762
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Hyde Park, [Boston, Massachusetts]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white, lined paper. In the head- spine corner of the first page, "S.M. Grimke to F.J. Garrison" is written and underlined in a different handwriting and different shade of black ink. Just above the first line of the letter, the number "52" is written in pencil.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
5013039
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.37, p.46A
Barcode:
39999085439808