Letter from George Helmick, Putnam, Ohio, to William Lloyd Garrison, 1838 Feb[ruar]y 3d

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Title:
Letter from George Helmick, Putnam, Ohio, to William Lloyd Garrison, 1838 Feb[ruar]y 3d
Description:
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, George Helmick describes discussions about non-resistance that took place in the "Putnam Lyceum" over three evenings. He tells Garrison he has long been interested in the subject but few people in Putnam "take the side of non-resistance," although the town has a large antislavery society and "nearly half of the population are Abolitionists." Helmick then requests that Garrison sends him "a written epistle ... your strongest argument in the negative of the following question, viz: Is it right to take life in any case whatever ... without violating the principles of the Gospel of Christ?" He states that Garrison's "arguments used faithfully" would help persuade people "who are on the fence, and in particular, a valuable Bro[ther], in the cause of the oppressed, bond and free." In the postscript, Helmick explains that he wishes to cancel one of the subscriptions to the Liberator he is paying for that was sent to George Eustis in Zanesville, Ohio.
Author:
Helmick, George
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
February 3, 1838
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
Nonviolence--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Nonviolence--Religious aspects--Christianity
Nonviolence
Social reformers--United States
New England Non-Resistance Society
Helmick, George
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Extent:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 25 cm.
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Place of origin:
Putnam, Ohio
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the letter is addressed to "Mr. Wm. L. Garrison Ed. Liberator Boston Mass."
Identifier:
5726675
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.7, p.9
Barcode:
39999086048533