Letter from Henrietta Sargent, Boston, [Massachusetts], 1863 May 10th

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Henrietta Sargent, Boston, [Massachusetts], 1863 May 10th
Description:
Henrietta Sargent writes to unknown, possibly William Lloyd Garrison, saying that after hearing about the Emancipation Proclamation, "Mr. Swan of Newport R[hode] I[sland] raised a Flag with the words on it "Proclaim Liberty." She also sends a poem by S.L. Little (not included) for inclusion in the Liberator, encouraging the recipient, "do publish it!"
Author:
Sargent, Henrietta, 1785-1871
Date:
May 10, 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
Women abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln)
Sargent, Henrietta, 1785-1871
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Extent:
1 leaf (1 p.) ; 18 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23xz014
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Boston, [Massachusetts]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white stationery with an engraved portrait of John C. Fremont in the head- spine corner. Next to the portrait, the number "48" is written in pencil, while on verso, along the fore edge, "Miss Henrietta Sargent, May 10, 1863-" is also written in pencil, vertically.
Identifier:
5108551
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.32, p.28A
Barcode:
39999085426946