Letter from Lester Anson Miller, Woodstock, [Vt.], to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp, 15-16 Feb[ruary] 1832

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Title:
Letter from Lester Anson Miller, Woodstock, [Vt.], to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp, 15-16 Feb[ruary] 1832
Description:
Lester Anson Miller writes William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp to send them the sum of $2 in way of payment for his subscription to the Liberator. In a second letter addressed solely to Garrison, Miller enthusiastically praises the Liberator, and informs Garrison of his efforts to sell subscriptions to the newspaper. Miller states that he has encountered a lack of interest and apathy, and reports that one man, named William Masters, went so far as to declare to him that "negroes were an inferior race of beings", to which Miller reports his indignation. Miller includes a sonnet and an acrostic in his letter to Garrison.
Author:
Miller, Lester Anson
Addressee:
Knapp, Isaac, 1804-1843
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
February 15, 1832–February 16, 1832
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Miller, Lester Anson
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 21.2 x 26.3 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5h73zw45w
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Woodstock, [Vt.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript is encapsulated.
Manuscript comprises two letters by Miller, the first dated 16th Februrary, 1832, addressed to "Messrs Garrison & Knapp", and a second, dated 15th February, 1832, addressed to William Lloyd Garrison.
Manuscript is addressed to "Messrs. Garrison & Knapp, No. 11 Merchants Hall, Upstairs, Boston, Mass."
Identifier:
4699063
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.2, p.5
Barcode:
39999066762616