Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Brooklyn, [Conn.], to Henry Egbert Benson, Sept. 1, 1835

Item Information

Title:
Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Brooklyn, [Conn.], to Henry Egbert Benson, Sept. 1, 1835
Addressee:
Benson, Henry Egbert, 1814-1837
Author:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
September 1, 1835
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
Benson, Henry Egbert, 1814-1837
Knapp, Isaac, 1804-1843
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (1 p.) ; 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cv43q211g
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Brooklyn, [Conn.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed with initials.
William Lloyd Garrison thanks Henry Egbert Benson for attending to the letters and bundles for the Liberator and also for taking care of the kitten. Garrison commends Henry E. Benson and Isaac Knapp as making "such famous housekeepers, and wishes "success and happiness to all old bachelors!"
Notes (citation):
Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.1, no.204.
Identifier:
3134457
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.1, p.67
Barcode:
39999066747450
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