Letter from Finch Winchester, Southboro[ugh, Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1849 April 14th

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Title:
Letter from Finch Winchester, Southboro[ugh, Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1849 April 14th
Description:
Fitch Winchester adresses his letter "to the Editor of the Liberator," and condemns capital punishment, comparing "those who advocate the right and duty to execute Washington Goode" with those "who executed Jesus Christ". In the postscript, Winchester explains that he is not sending this to Garrison "to have you publish it, but merely to call your private attention to such remarks as I see fit to make upon the subhect of capital punishment". He adds that "he is no more virtuous or good who will punish any one for cime, than the one who commits the crime and is punished".
Author:
Winchester, Finch
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
April 14, 1849
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
Capital punishment--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Capital punishment--United States--History
Social reformers--United States
Winchester, Finch
Goode, Washington, -1849
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (1 p.) ; 34 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z10z282t
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Southboro[ugh, Massachusetts]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
5119239
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.18, p.56
Barcode:
39999085429874