Part of a letter from William Lloyd Garrison to Hannah Pierce Cox and John Cox, [Sept. 3, 1873]

Item Information

Title:
Part of a letter from William Lloyd Garrison to Hannah Pierce Cox and John Cox, [Sept. 3, 1873]
Addressee:
Cox, Hannah Pierce, 1797-1876
Addressee:
Cox, John, 1786-1880
Author:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
[September 3, 1873]
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
Cox, Hannah Pierce, 1797-1876
Cox, John, 1786-1880
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (1 p.) ; 8 x 5 1/4 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cv43r6017
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph.
Rough draft of a letter, written in pencil.
William Lloyd Garrison congratulates John and Hannah Cox on their golden wedding anniversary (fiftieth wedding anniversary).
On verso, is part of a letter to William Lloyd Garrison from an unknown person, May 29th, 1873, written on stationary from the "Office of E. B. Ward, Foot of Wayne St., Detroit, Mich." The letter begins: "Let me ask a favor of you -- The third thousand of my book:--'Chapters from the Bible of the Ages' is being published by Wm. Ward & Co., Boston. I would like to give all aid reasonable to its continued circulation." The rest of the letter was torn off.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
2828132
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.8, p.28B
Barcode:
39999066754555
mq9001913