Letter from Henry Egbert Benson, Prov[idence, Rhode Island], to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp, 1834 January 9th

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Henry Egbert Benson, Prov[idence, Rhode Island], to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp, 1834 January 9th
Description:
Henry Egbert Benson writes to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp providing instructions for sending the Liberator to subscribers who have changed their address. He also comments that he has sent "our petition to the Hon. Mr. Ellsworth by advice of Mr. May" and the petition has about 600 names. Benson hopes the "petition from Boston has likewise been forwarded."
Author:
Benson, Henry Egbert, 1814-1837
Addressee:
Knapp, Isaac, 1804-1843
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
January 9, 1834
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 (2 p.) ; 25 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z10zn22w
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Prov[idence, Rhode Island]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the letter is addressed to "Messrs. Garrison & Knapp Boston Mass."
Identifier:
5707604
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.4, p.2B
Barcode:
39999086046479