Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Brooklyn, [Conn.], to Henry Egbert Benson, August 11, 1836

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Title:
Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Brooklyn, [Conn.], to Henry Egbert Benson, August 11, 1836
Addressee:
Benson, Henry Egbert, 1814-1837
Author:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
August 11, 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
Sabbath
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Benson, Henry Egbert, 1814-1837
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Beecher, Lyman, 1775-1863
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Brooklyn, [Conn.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
William Lloyd Garrison writes to Henry Egbert Benson: "My soul yearns to see you fully convalescent, and engaged once more in the great duties of active life. In the mean time, remembering our mortality, and that afflictions are sent for our instruction, let us endeavor to cherish a child-like submission to the will of heaven, and to be resigned as well in sickness as in health." Garrison includes a hymn by Dr. Watts. Garrison will probably go with Samuel Joseph May to Boston next week and they will visit Providence. Garrison's review of Dr. Beecher's speech caused a flutter, especially the remarks on the sanctity of the Sabbath. Attempts are being made to renew the colonization scheme.
Notes (citation):
Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.2, no.48.
Identifier:
3134498
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.2, p.33
Barcode:
39999066776905
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