Letter from Oliver Johnson, New York, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Feb[ruary] 16, 1868

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Title:
Letter from Oliver Johnson, New York, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Feb[ruary] 16, 1868
Description:
Oliver Johnson informs William Lloyd Garrison that his article submitted for publication in the Independent will not appear in the upcoming issue, but that its publication has only been delayed. Johnson asserts that the letter of David Lee and Lydia Maria Child published in the Standard exposes their sympathies as residing with Wendell Phillips, and ridicules the idea that "the present is a more dangerous crisis than that of 1861". Johnson labels Elizabeth Cady Stanton's response to Garrison's letter a "ridiculous defiance of logic and common sense", and predicts that the wave of "train mania" will soon die out. Johnson closes by requesting that Garrison refrain from making any committments that would prevent him from attending the Yearly Meeting of Progressive Friends.
Author:
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
February 16, 1868
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
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--United States
American Anti-Slavery Society
Pennsylvania Yearly Meeting of Progressive Friends (1853-1940)
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880
Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Child, David Lee, 1794-1874
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25.4 x 20.4 cm.
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Place of origin:
New York, [N.Y.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript addressed from "128 E. 12th St., New York", and dated "Sunday Eve. Feb. 16, 1868."
Identifier:
4664588
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.36, p.8B
Barcode:
39999066765296