Letter from Elizur Wright, Office of the American Anti-Slavery Society, New York, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1838 March 9

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Title:
Letter from Elizur Wright, Office of the American Anti-Slavery Society, New York, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1838 March 9
Description:
Elizur Wright, Jr. writes to William Lloyd Garrison telling him that he has "more influence than any other man over our colored brethren; and if ever an occasion demanded its full exertion, it is the case of our brethren in P[ennsylvani]a stripped of their manhood by the 'Refom' Convention" (a Pennsylvania constitutional convention that proposed limited voting rights to white males). He details how he and John Greenleaf Whittier encouraged them to appeal against the state constitution but their work was prevented by "the infamous decision of Judge Gibson ... denying their right of suffrage." Furthermore, "timid white friends" in the state have encouraged these Pennsylvanians not to fight the new constitution but try to change it once it is ratified, a proposition Wright likens to losing "the most glorious opportunity they have ever had, or ever will have, to strike a blow at prejudice." Wright asks Garrison to "stir them up by one of your 'trumpet-calls' in the Liberator, or by writing to some of them or both?"
Author:
Wright, Elizur, 1804-1885
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
March 9, 1838
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
African Americans--Civil rights--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Wright, Elizur, 1804-1885
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 cm.
Permalink:
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Place of origin:
Office of the American Anti-Slavery Society, New York, [New York]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the letter is addressed to "William Lloyd Garrison Esq. 25 Cornhill Boston Msts."
Identifier:
5124030
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.7, p.12
Barcode:
39999085431318