Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Helen Eliza Garrison, May 25, 1836

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Place of origin:
Boston, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
William Lloyd Garrison praises the New England convention. Rev. Blagden's Salem Street meeting house was crowded. Garrison lists the speakers at the convention. Though he was entreated to speak, William L. Garrison stayed in the background. Garrison commends the speeches of Henry B. Stanton, Charles C. Burleigh, Samuel J. May, and Rev. Theodore S. Wright. The Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society has pledged itself to raise $1,000. William L. Garrison was urged to attend a meeting in Concord, New Hampshire, but does not feel well enough to do so. Garrison gives the contents of a letter from George Thompson. The Board of Managers will raise Garrison's salary, provided he and his family live in Boston.
Notes (citation):
Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.2, no.30.
Identifier:
3134486
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.2, p.20
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