Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Oliver Johnson, Jan. 19, 1861

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Place of origin:
Boston, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
William Lloyd Garrison had a succession of colds and remains weak. He refers to Mrs. Mary Ann Johnson's clairvoyant vision of in which a plot to assault Wendell Phillips was revealed. His life is in danger because of the hostility aroused against him since the John Brown meeting. Garrison is sure there will be a mobocratic outbreak at the annual meeting. Mayor Wightman refuses protection and says that in case of a disturbance, he will arrest the speakers and the trustees of Tremont Temple. Wendell Phillips will speak at Music Hall to Theodore Parker's congregation. Mayor Wightman refuses protection there, too. Garrison fears that the whole country will come under the sway of the slave power.
Notes (citation):
Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.5, no.1.
Identifier:
3134883
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.6, p.2
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