Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Near Hollyhead, 70 miles from Liverpool, [England], to Helen Eliza Garrison, Monday afternoon, June 15, 1840, 5 o'clock

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Title:
Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Near Hollyhead, 70 miles from Liverpool, [England], to Helen Eliza Garrison, Monday afternoon, June 15, 1840, 5 o'clock
Addressee:
Garrison, Helen Eliza, 1811-1876
Author:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
June 15, 1840
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
Albert, Prince Consort, consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1861
Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1901
Oxford, Edward
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 13 x 7 7/8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cv43q980b
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No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Near Hollyhead, 70 miles from Liverpool, [England]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
William Lloyd Garrison wrote this letter to his wife, Helen Eliza Garrison, while on board a ship bound for Liverpool. The ship passed Holyhead in a violent gale and dense fog. The pilot boarded the ship at 8 p.m., bringing the Liverpool Chronicle, which reported an attempt to assassinate Queen Victoria and Prince Albert. Edward Oxford, the assassin, was part black and was therefore considered by the passengers to have been incapable of being insane at the time he committed the crime. Garrison writes that he has arrived safely in Liverpool on Tuesday morning, June 16, 1840.
The salutation, Garrison's signature, and the last sentence of the letter have been crossed out, probably for purposes of publication. This letter was printed in part in the Liberator, July 31, 1840.
Notes (citation):
Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.2, no.200.
Identifier:
2819221
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.3, p.50
Barcode:
39999066748698
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