Letter from Henry Wigham, Edinburgh, [Scotland], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1852 [November] 17

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Title:
Letter from Henry Wigham, Edinburgh, [Scotland], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1852 [November] 17
Description:
In this fragment of a letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Henry Wigham writes he is "still deeply interested in thee & the Cause with which thou art allied." Wigham reports that interest in the antislavery movement is growing in the United Kingdom "principally caused by the publication & extensive circulation of Uncle Tom's Cabin" and this has led to public meetings and more attempts to aid the movement. Wigham also tells Garrison that the [bazaar] boxes sent from Edinburgh & Dublin "are larger than last year" and comments that the Liberator "would be none the less interesting withouth those theological letters ... of our friend Henry C. Wright. Joseph Barker's letters also we are not very fond of," Wigham adds.
Author:
Wigham, Henry
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
[November 17, 1852]
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--Scotland--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Wigham, Henry
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
Wright, Henry Clarke, 1797-1870
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Places:
Scotland
United Kingdom
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 26 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z10z329h
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Edinburgh, [Scotland]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. Along the head edge, "From Henry Wigham to W.L. Garrison (Incomplete)" is written in a different handwriting from the rest of the letter.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
5119570
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.21, p.121
Barcode:
39999085429965