Handwritten transcription of letter. Words are crossed out indicating this was a draft of a letter.
William Lloyd Garrison protests against compulsory military drills in public schools.
See Call No. Ms.A.1.1 v.9, p.61B for the final version of William Lloyd Garrison's letter to Nathanial Topliff Allen, Dec. 25, 1878, as printed in the National Journal of Education.
Notes (citation):
Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.6, no.206.