Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Hartford, Ct., to George Shepard, Sept. 13, 1830

Item Information

Title:
Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Hartford, Ct., to George Shepard, Sept. 13, 1830
Addressee:
Shepard, George, 1801-1868
Author:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
September 13, 1830
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
Slavery and the church
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Shepard, George, 1801-1868
Dole, Ebenezer, 1776-1847
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 13 1/8 x 8 1/2 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cv43px34s
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Hartford, Ct.
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
William Lloyd Garrison wrote this letter to the Rev. George Shepard, minister of a church in Hallowell, Maine. William Lloyd Garrison suggests subjects for tracts on slavery for a competition in which a $50 prize is offered. Ebenezer Dole is the donor of the prize.
Notes (citation):
Garrison, Wendell Phillips. William Lloyd Garrison, v.1, p.204-7.
Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.1, no.41.
Identifier:
2815983
Call #:
MS A.1.1 v.1, p.1
Barcode:
39999066747328
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