Letter from Giles Badger Stebbins, Egypt, N[ew] Y[ork], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1845 Jan[uar]y 20

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Title:
Letter from Giles Badger Stebbins, Egypt, N[ew] Y[ork], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1845 Jan[uar]y 20
Description:
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Giles B. Stebbins requests Garrison send him 200 copies of "Adin Ballou's reply to Gerrit Smith's Constitutional argument". Stebbins states that he saw in the Liberator that it is "published in a pamphlet form and could be very useful in ... [showing] the true character of the Constitution." Stebbins shares his plans for meetings in the area and says that while "there is considerable interest for the cause yet but few here are prepared for the high and true ground of No Union with Slaveholders." Stebbins also discusses the last presidential election, claiming that "many who had strong Anti-Slavery feelings [chose] to vote for Henry Clay to prevent the Annexation of Texas". He states that the "the great difficulty is to persuade people to meaure compacts and institutions by the absolute standard of right and to approve or condemn accordingly", citing people's reluctance to challenge the Constitution, the Founding Fathers, or leading church figures. In the postscript, Stebbins reports "there is a great work to be done here in calling women to the work" and shares his fear that the antislavery movement has "forgotten how powerful is the moral influence of women".
Author:
Stebbins, G. B. (Giles Badger), 1817-1900
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
January 20, 1845
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
Presidents--United States--Elections--1844
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Presidents--United States--Election
Social reformers--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Texas--Annexation to the United States
Stebbins, G. B. (Giles Badger), 1817-1900
Ballou, Adin, 1803-1890
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 24 x 20 cm.
Permalink:
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Place of origin:
Egypt, N[ew] Y[ork]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in blue ink on white paper. In the head- spine corner, a checkmark is drawn in pencil, above which the number "5" is also written in pencil. In the tail- spine corner of the first page, there is another "5" drawn in pencil. On the verso, the letter is addressed to "Wm Lloyd Garrison No. 25 Cornhill - Boston Mass" and the remains of a red, circular seal are visible along the spine edge of the last page.
Identifier:
5048053
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.15, p.5
Barcode:
39999085439964