Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Richard Davis Webb, March 1, 1847

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Place of origin:
Boston, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
William Lloyd Garrison wishes that Richard Davis Webb could take a sleigh ride through the suburbs of Boston. Garrison takes comfort in the daguerreotype of Richard D. Webb. About a thousand dollars more was realized from the anti-slavery bazaar than last year. They are in constant collision "with all the religious sects and political parties." A policy of disunion terrifies many. A considerable number of petitions for the secession of Massachusetts from the Union were presented to the legislature. Within the last six months there has been a surprising change in public sentiment. The war with Mexico is producing a reaction against the slave power. Garrison comments: "Mr. Calhoun, who is the Napoleon of slavery, is evidently anticipating a 'Waterloo defeat,' in due season." To relieve the famine in Ireland, food, money, and clothing will be sent. Francis Jackson will transmit £250 from our anti-slavery friends to your famished countrymen.
Notes (citation):
Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.3, no.191.
Identifier:
3134713
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.4, p.51
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