Letter from John Greenleaf Whittier, Amesbury, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1863 [November] 24th

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Title:
Letter from John Greenleaf Whittier, Amesbury, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1863 [November] 24th
Description:
John Greenleaf Whittier writes to William Lloyd Garrison declining "with the deepest regret" that he cannot attend the Thirteeth Anniversary of the American Anti-Slavery Society due to the "feeble state" of his health. He shares his memories of the founding of the Society and the creation of the Declaration of Sentiments, "a paper which will live as long as our National history." He also reminds Garrison that while emancipation is near, there are new responsibilities "to aid, direct & educate these millions" and "undo the accumulated wrongs of two centuries".
Author:
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
[November 24, 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
Antislavery movements--Religious aspects--Christianity--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Christianity
Social reformers--United States
American Anti-Slavery Society
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892
American Anti-Slavery Society Anniversary (1863 : Philadelphia, Pa.)
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 v. (7 p.) ; 20 cm.
Permalink:
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Place of origin:
Amesbury, [Massachusetts]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
This letter was read aloud at the American Anti-Slavery Society Anniversary in Philadelphia, on December 3, 1864.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
5120742
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.32, p.72B
Barcode:
39999085430823