Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, [Providence, RI], to Helen Eliza Garrison, [21 May 1836?]

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Title:
Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, [Providence, RI], to Helen Eliza Garrison, [21 May 1836?]
Addressee:
Garrison, Helen Eliza, 1811-1876
Author:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
[May 21, 1836?]
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
Garrison, Helen Eliza, 1811-1876
Benson, Henry Egbert, 1814-1837
Grimké, Angelina Emily, 1805-1879
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cv43q4567
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
[Providence, RI]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
The top part of this letter was damaged and torn off, with several sentences missing from each page. The date, above the salutation, was torn off; on the verso, this letter was postmarked Providence, R.I., May 23.
William Lloyd Garrison discusses the loss of his sense of smell and tells of the medicines prescribed to him to cure catarrh. Garrison had an hour's intervew with Angelina E. Grimké. Garrison describes Grimké's host, William Jenkins, and his son and comments about them: "Soon after, his eldest son made his appearance, and strutted into the room as stiffly and loftily as a Lord Mayor with his official robes upon his precious carcass---not deigning to speak to Henry or myself, or mingling at all in the conversation. Deliver us from a Quaker coxcomb!" Garrison rejoices at the prospect of Henry E. Benson's recovery from illness.
Notes (citation):
Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.2, no.28.
Identifier:
2816917
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.2, p.18
Barcode:
39999066747930
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