Letter from Andrew Paton, Glasgow, [Scotland], to William Lloyd Garrison, 7th March 1851

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Andrew Paton, Glasgow, [Scotland], to William Lloyd Garrison, 7th March 1851
Description:
Andrew Paton writes William Lloyd Garrison appraising him of the happenings of their "Edin[burgh] friends", not desiring that Garrison show misconstrue what is transpiring. Paton sends to Garrison the Daily Mail of March 1st containing the letter of William Craft, and adds that Craft neglected to mention the founding of the Boston Vigilance Committee by members of the American Anti-Slavery Society. Paton states that he has read that the New York Vigilance Committee plans to hold a bazaar in Brooklyn, and advises Garrison to read Gerrit Smith's letters on the new society.
Author:
Paton, Andrew, 1805-1884
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
March 7, 1851
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
Abolitionists--Scotland--19th century--Correspondence
Social reformers--Scotland--History--19th century
Vigilance committees--Massachusetts--History--19th century
Vigilance committees--New York--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Societies, etc--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Anti-slavery fairs--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Abolitionists
Social reformers
Vigilance committees
Societies
Vigilance Committee (Boston, Mass.)
Vigilant Association of the City of New York
American Anti-Slavery Society
Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society
Paton, Andrew, 1805-1884
Craft, William
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberty bell (Boston, Mass.)
Places:
New York
Scotland
Massachusetts
Extent:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 20.1 x 25.9 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5h740222x
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Glasgow, [Scotland]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript annotated on recto, with "8" in pencil beneath Paton's salutation to Garrison.
Manuscript addressed on recto to "Mr Wm Lloyd Garrison Boston US".
Identifier:
4714149
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.20, p.8
Barcode:
39999066763689