Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Elizabeth Pease Nichol, May 3, 1848

Item Information

Place of origin:
Boston, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
William Lloyd Garrison tells about the death of his baby who was named after Elizabeth Pease. He dwells on the child's uncommon beauty and the grief of her mother, Helen Eliza Garrison. At the funeral, a select number of friends, including Wendell Phillips and Theodore Parker, spoke. Henry C. Wright is urging Garrison to take the water cure with Dr. Ruggles. Garrison praises Dr. MacLeod and thanks Elizabeth Pease Nichol for a copy of his medical work. Henry C. Wright is to work in Ohio this summer. Mrs. Maria W. Chapman is leaving in June to go to Europe for two or three years.
Notes (citation):
Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.3, no.234.
Identifier:
3134768
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.4, p.79
Barcode:
39999066751270
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