Letter from Oliver Johnson, New York, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, 23 July, 1863

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Title:
Letter from Oliver Johnson, New York, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, 23 July, 1863
Description:
Oliver Johnson sends to William Lloyd Garrison a photograph of Theodore Weld for Garrison's collection. Johnson states that he passed the weekend in Providence with Thomas and Paula Davis. Johnson expresses his wish to discuss with Garrison the matter of the "Copperhead Mob and the present prospects of the country". Johnson concludes by expressing his relief that the Anti-Slavery Office was not sacked by the mob during the riot, presuming that its inconspicuous nature spared it.
Author:
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
July 23, 1863
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
Women abolitionists--United States
Draft Riot, New York, N.Y., 1863
Copperhead movement
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Weld, Theodore Dwight, 1803-1895
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
American Anti-Slavery Society
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Davis, Paulina W., 1813-1876
Davis, Thomas, 1806-1895
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 13.3 x 20.2 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.
Identifier:
4510500
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.32, p.43A
Barcode:
39999089661704