Letter from Oliver Johnson, New York, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Sept[ember] 6, 1870

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Title:
Letter from Oliver Johnson, New York, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Sept[ember] 6, 1870
Description:
Oliver Johnson expresses his regrets that William Lloyd Garrison was unable to join him on his vacation in Vermont, but notes that, considering his illness and convalescence, it would have been highly "imprudent" for Garrison to have undertaken such a long journey. Johnson acknowledges that they are both growing old, and that there is a "stronger and stronger disinclination to leave home". Johnson states that he was greatly moved by the death of Henry Clarke Wright, and informs Garrison that he has used part of Garrison's address at Wright's funeral for the Independent. Johnson closes in commenting that the "early laborers" of the abolitionist cause are "dropping like flies", and that their own time will arrive "at no distant day".
Author:
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
September 6, 1870
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
Republican National Convention
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Wright, Henry Clarke, 1797-1870
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 26.7 x 20.6 cm.
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Place of origin:
New York, [N.Y.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
4664315
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.36, p.125A
Barcode:
39999066768266