Letter from Joseph Parrish Thompson, New York, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1867 Oct[ober] 8

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Joseph Parrish Thompson, New York, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1867 Oct[ober] 8
Description:
Joseph P. Thompson writes this testimonial letter for William Lloyd Garrison stating that while "History must determine ... the relative value of different influences" which contributed to the end of slavery, "the contemporaries of Mr. Garrison in the great struggle, will unite in a tribute of respect to his unselfish devotion to great principles of righteousness, and his heroic and self-sacrificing zeal for the deliverance of the oppressed."
Author:
Thompson, Joseph P. (Joseph Parrish), 1819-1879
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
October 8, 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
Thompson, Joseph P. (Joseph Parrish), 1819-1879
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 21 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23xt532
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
New York, [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 an embossed crest in the head- spine corner of each page surrounded by a belt reading "St. Lawrence Mills". Above the first line of the letter, a blue oval stamp contains the words "Garrison MSS." Along the spine edge of the adjacent page, "MS.A.1.2 V.41 P.62" is written in pencil, vertically.
Identifier:
5100003
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.41, p.62
Barcode:
39999085426631