Letter from Henry Egbert Benson, Providence, [Rhode Island], to Willaim Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp, 1832 Nov[ember] 23d

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Title:
Letter from Henry Egbert Benson, Providence, [Rhode Island], to Willaim Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp, 1832 Nov[ember] 23d
Description:
Henry Egbert Benson writes to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp acknowledging the recipt of their circular and assuring them that "the Liberator shall never go down for want of support as long as there is a true friend to the cause of humanity & justice in this town." Benson declares "the Liberator must go on" and promises to "immediately see what can be done - both among the whites & the colored people." If Garrison and Knapp cannot raise the needed funds in one month, Benson asks for an additional ten days and "you shall have whatever sum you require."
Author:
Benson, Henry Egbert, 1814-1837
Addressee:
Knapp, Isaac, 1804-1843
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
November 23, 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
Benson, Henry Egbert, 1814-1837
Knapp, Isaac, 1804-1843
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Extent:
1 leaf (1 p.) ; 33 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z10zh47x
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Providence, [Rhode Island]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
5147743
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.2, p.38
Barcode:
39999086045281