Letter from Henry Egbert Benson, Providence, [Rhode Island], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1833 February 8th

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Title:
Letter from Henry Egbert Benson, Providence, [Rhode Island], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1833 February 8th
Description:
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Henry Egbert Benson asks Garrison to send the Liberator and the Abolitionist to two people who had not received their copies. He tells Garrison their friends "Williams & Potter" might come to Boston and describes a meeting he had with Prudence Crandall, "the lady who was at your office last week to see about a school for colored females". Benson describes Crandall as "exactly the one for that purpose and I hope she may meet with perfect success." He also mentions a visit from Arnold Buffum and a letter from Simeon Smith Jocelyn in which "he writes as if he saw not an obstacle in the way for the speedy emancipation of the slaves."
Author:
Benson, Henry Egbert, 1814-1837
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
February 8, 1833
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
Buffum, Arnold, 1782-1859
Jocelyn, Simeon Smith, 1799-1879
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Crandall, Prudence, 1803-1890
Abolitionist (Boston, Mass. : 1833)
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 25 cm.
Permalink:
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Place of origin:
Providence, [Rhode Island]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
5156956
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.3, p.8
Barcode:
39999086045430