Letter from Oliver Johnson, [Place of publication not identified], to William Lloyd Garrison, Nov[ember] 21, 1859

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Title:
Letter from Oliver Johnson, [Place of publication not identified], to William Lloyd Garrison, Nov[ember] 21, 1859
Description:
Oliver Johnson notifies his delight at having received a visit from George Garrison, and informs William Lloyd Garrison that "life away from home seems to have developed in him a spirit of manly self-reliance that gives promise of great usefulness in the future." Johnson closes the letter by urging Garrison to "speak a strong word" in the Liberator concerning John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, and his impending execution, arguing that the latter will be "feeding the fire which must eventually consume the last vestige of pro-slavery" sentiment in the North, and that the "great crisis of this guilty country seems approching".
Author:
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
November 21, 1859
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
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Brown, John, 1800-1859
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Garrison, George T. (George Thompson), 1836-1904
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 12.9 x 20.2 cm.
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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:
4501206
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.29, p.133
Barcode:
39999089664088