Letter from Elizur Wright, Brooklyn, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1834 April 9

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Title:
Letter from Elizur Wright, Brooklyn, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1834 April 9
Description:
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Elizur Wright, Jr., introduces "two of my pupils from the Western Reserve College - Messrs. Beckwith & Chapin" calling them, "abolitionists of course." He asks Garrison to "show them the machinery by which you make 'fanatics' and turn the world upside down." Wright then discusses "Dr. [Nathanael] Emmons, saying he "has turned fanatic in his old age" and reports that "Mr. [Henry G.] Ludlow, a Presbyterian clergyman" has offered to serve as an agent (probably for the American Anti-Slavery Society). In the postscript, Wright says he hopes to see Garrison soon and that his "wife sends love & so does 'Pinkey.'"
Author:
Wright, Elizur, 1804-1885
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
April 9, 1834
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
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Wright, Elizur, 1804-1885
Emmons, Nathanael, 1745-1840
Ludlow, H. G. (Henry Gilbert), 1797-1867
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 26 cm.
Permalink:
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Place of origin:
Brooklyn, [New York]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the letter is addressed to "Mr. Wm. Lloyd Garrison Boston No. 11 Merchants Hall."
Identifier:
5123917
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.4, p.27
Barcode:
39999085431276