Letter from John Montgomery Sterling, Salisbury, [Connecticut], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1833 Dec[ember] 24

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Title:
Letter from John Montgomery Sterling, Salisbury, [Connecticut], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1833 Dec[ember] 24
Description:
John M. Sterling writes to William Lloyd Garrison discussing a lecture he delivered to the Congregational Society on "the subject which is so dear to our hearts & am happy to inform you that the results are most blessed." He comments on the decline of the American Colonization Society, which confirms for him what he has "often remarked - that too much of our time & strength are wasted in our Cities & that the country is too much neglected." Sterling argues that people in the country are less prejudiced than in cities where "opinions are there formed without examination." He tells Garrison he plans to lecture in New York on his way back to Cleveland, Ohio and asks him to send the Liberator to a number of people. Before ending the letter, Sterling offers Garrison "a friendly suggestion ... beware of prosperity."
Author:
Sterling, John M. (John Montgomery), 1800-1880
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
December 24, 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
Antislavery movements--Lectures and lecturing--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Lectures and lecturing
Social reformers--United States
American Colonization Society
Sterling, John M. (John Montgomery), 1800-1880
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 33 cm.
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Place of origin:
Salisbury, [Connecticut]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
5707575
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.3, p.99
Barcode:
39999086046446