Letter from James Ballard, Bennington, [Vermont], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1832 June 20

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Title:
Letter from James Ballard, Bennington, [Vermont], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1832 June 20
Description:
James Ballard writes to William Lloyd Garrison requesting him to send him a copy of his "book against the Colonization Society" (Garrison's "Thoughts on African Colonization") and giving him two dollars to pay for his Liberator subscription. He then reports he has "passed through many trying & interesting scenes" since Garrison visited and he describes the growth of his school, the Bennington Seminary, in spite of "violent opposition" against it. Ballard then encourages Garrison to marry, telling him, "My friend, could you be as fortunate as I have been I should advise you immediately to marry." He also supports Garrison's work in the antislavery movement, saying, "If there is any cause under heaven which demands boldness & uncompromising devotion it is the cause of emancipation."
Author:
Ballard, James, 1805-1881
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
June 20, 1832
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
Bennington Seminary (Bennington, Vt.)
Ballard, James, 1805-1881
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 26 cm.
Permalink:
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Place of origin:
Bennington, [Vermont]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
5147621
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.2, p.24A
Barcode:
39999086045224