Copy of letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Henry D. Wertz, March 7, 1874

Item Information

Title:
Copy of letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Henry D. Wertz, March 7, 1874
Addressee:
Wertz, Henry D., b. 1838
Contributor:
Garrison, Francis Jackson, 1848-1916
Author:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
March 7, 1874
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
Wertz, Henry D., b. 1838
Garrison, Francis Jackson, 1848-1916
Brown, John, 1800-1859
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 7 x 4 1/2 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cv43r637m
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Boston, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Letter transcribed by Francis Jackson Garrison.
William Lloyd Garrison declines to purchase a Sharp's rifle found in the engine house at Harper's Ferry after John Brown's surrender. Garrison writes: "I gave no sanction to John Brown's method of emancipating the slaves, though conceding to him the purest and noblest motives."
On page three of this manuscript, there is a separate note by Francis Jackson Garrison explaining how Henry D. Wertz acquired the Sharp's rifle.
Notes (citation):
Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.6, no.106.
Identifier:
2828385
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.8, p.41A
Barcode:
39999066754811
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