Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], June 20, 1857

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Place of origin:
Boston, [Mass]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
This letter is an appeal for charitable assistance on behalf of Michael Sheehy, an educated and once affluent Irishman, and his family, who are living in destitution in a basement room. Sheehy is an accountant, a teetotaler, and an advocate of anti-slavery. He has lectured on Daniel O'Connell. He has credentials from Father Mathew, Quincy A. Shaw, and others. He needs clothing, money, and employment.
See Call No. Ms.A.1.1 v.5, p.43, for a similar letter by William Lloyd Garrison, dated June 18, 1857.
Identifier:
3134835
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.5, p.44
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