Letter from Oliver Johnson, New York, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Dec[ember] 10, 1872

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Title:
Letter from Oliver Johnson, New York, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Dec[ember] 10, 1872
Description:
Oliver Johnson writes William Lloyd Garrison after a six-month lapse in correspondance owing to Johnson's bereavement following the death of his wife, Mary Anne, whom Johnson states he innately associates with Garrison due to the "many scenes and events of the past" which the two of them had both been present with Johnson. Johnson states that the death of Horace Greeley grieves him greatly, and criticizes Garrison for his credulous appraisal of Greeley's character and motives for his presidential run in his articles in the Indepedent, stating that Garrison has been "prejudiced, mistaken, unwise". Johnson closes by announcing that he is to leave his post at the Tribune to become the managing editor at the Christian Union.
Author:
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
December 10, 1872
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
Presidents--United States--Elections--1872
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Presidents--United States--Election--1872
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (5 p.) ; 12.6 x 18.5 cm.
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Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
New York, [N.Y.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript is addressed from "12 East Twelfth St., New York".
Identifier:
4665092
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.37, p.59A
Barcode:
39999066766773