Letter from R.I. Thornton, Brooklyn, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, [1867] April 16

Item Information

Title:
Letter from R.I. Thornton, Brooklyn, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, [1867] April 16
Description:
R.I. Thornton writes this testimonial letter for William Lloyd Garrison, praising Garrison's "great zeal" and saying he himself has "never failed to do justice to the sincerity, correctness, and fast moral enthusiasm of the man".
Author:
Thornton, R. I.
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
[April 16, 1867]
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
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Thornton, R. I.
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 21 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23xt400
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Brooklyn, [New York]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper with the number "1867" written in pencil along the head edge. Above the date, a blue oval stamp contains the words "Garrison MSS." Along the spine edge of the adjacent page, "MS.A.1.2 v.41 P.53(a)" is written in pencil, vertically.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
5099988
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.41, p.53A
Barcode:
39999085426615