Letter from Oliver Johnson, [Place of publication not identified], to William Lloyd Garrison, Sept[ember] 7, 1854

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Title:
Letter from Oliver Johnson, [Place of publication not identified], to William Lloyd Garrison, Sept[ember] 7, 1854
Description:
Oliver Johnson requests that William Lloyd Garrison "read this hurried note to Phillips", as he is anxious to finalize the schedule of their respective lectures. Johnson mentions that he was recently in Chester County, Pennsylvania, where the cornerstone for the new meeting house for the Pennsylvania Yearly Meeting of Progressive Friends was laid. Johnson states that "aspects of this new religious movement are very encouraging." Johnson closes by announcing that either he or Sydney Howard Gay will be able to attend the "Syracuse meeting".
Author:
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
September 7, 1854
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
Society of Friends
Slavery and the church--Society of Friends
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
Pennsylvania Yearly Meeting of Progressive Friends (1853-1940)
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Gay, Sydney Howard, 1814-1888
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 11.6 x 18.6 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/6w924v86n
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
[Place of publication not identified]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
4493900
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.24, p.129
Barcode:
39999089663130