Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to James Miller M'Kim, Oct. 21, 1860

Item Information

Title:
Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to James Miller M'Kim, Oct. 21, 1860
Addressee:
M'Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874
Author:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
October 21, 1860
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
Garrison Mob, Boston, Mass., 1835
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
M'Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 10 x 7 3/4 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cv43rm50n
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Boston, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
William Lloyd Garrison is suffering from a "severe attack of bronchitis" and is under the doctor's orders to refrain from public speaking. He cannot keep his promise to attend the anniversary meeting of the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society. Twenty-five years ago this evening he was in a cell in the Leverett Street jail. He recalls the brutalities of the Boston mob of 1835. He comments on the "marvellous change for the better" in public sentiment concerning the conflict between the Northern and Southern political forces. He believes that the end of slavery is rapidly approaching.
Notes (citation):
Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.4, no.315.
Identifier:
3134881
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.5, p.113
Barcode:
39999066749332
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