Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Brooklyn, [Conn.], to George William Benson, Jan. 11, 1836

Item Information

Title:
Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Brooklyn, [Conn.], to George William Benson, Jan. 11, 1836
Addressee:
Benson, George William, 1808-1879
Author:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
January 11, 1836
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Anti-slavery petitions
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Benson, George William, 1808-1879
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 9 x 7 3/8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cv43q368t
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Brooklyn, [Conn.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
William Lloyd Garrison will probably not attend the (Rhode Island?) convention, but he will send a letter to be read and resolutions to be adopted. Garrison gives these instructions to George William Benson: "As soon as you get your call printed, with the signatures, do not fail to send a copy of it, immediately to Boston, for insertion in the Liberator." Garrison urges sending petitions to Congress. Garrison writes: "The blustering of the southern members in Congress is ludicrous enough. The knaves and cowards! They will soon find that humanity and conscience are not so easily or willingly surrendered by us, as they would fain imagine."
Notes (citation):
Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.2, no.2.
Identifier:
3134479
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.2, p.2
Barcode:
39999066747773
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