Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Sarah Thurber Benson, Dec. 31, 1836

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Title:
Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Sarah Thurber Benson, Dec. 31, 1836
Addressee:
Benson, Sarah Thurber, 1799-1850
Author:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
December 31, 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
Benson, Sarah Thurber, 1799-1850
Benson, Henry Egbert, 1814-1837
Chace, William M., 1814-1862
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 10 x 8 1/4 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cv43q6119
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Boston, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
William Chace brought news of Henry Egbert Benson's poor health. There was a disagreement with the doctors' diagnosis. Dr. Harrington escorted Henry E. Benson to Providence. Garrison is resigned to God's will regarding Henry E. Benson. Garrison writes: "But, oh! the thought of losing our dear Henry, the bloom and prime of youth---one so amiable, so benevolent, so disinterested, so earnestly disposed, like his Saviour, to do good, so anxious to see this ruined world restored to its original perfectibility---a friend, a brother, yea, 'a brother beloved'---how it moves the deep fountains of the soul! how it lacerates the heart!"
Notes (citation):
Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.2, no.64.
Identifier:
2817687
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.2, p.49
Barcode:
39999066777077
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