Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Lafayette, (Ind.), to Helen Eliza Garrison, Nov. 27, 1865

Item Information

Place of origin:
Lafayette, (Ind.)
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed with initials.
In Layfayette, Indiana, William Lloyd Garrison is being entertained by Cyrus Ball and Joseph White. Garrison gives his lecture schedule. He was unable to attend a meeting of the American Freedmen's Aid Commission in Washington. He tells about his address in the Representatives' Chamber in Springfield. Garrison enjoyed visiting William Henry Herndon. He had tea with Rev. Hale, a Presbyterian minister. Garrison describes visiting President Lincoln's grave: "It is a most charming place, and quite equal, if not superior, in its natural features, to Mount Auburn. There are but few monuments as yet. There was quite a throng of visitors, and many carriages, and a good many colored persons. ...The [groundskeeper's] good wife voluntarily went with us to Mr. Lincoln's tomb, unlocked the door, and let us see the coffin, draped and festooned. Until within a week, the tomb has been constantly guarded by soldiers. The coffin is to be removed to a new tomb very shortly, above ground, instead of inside of a bank." Garrison was glad to hear that Henry Villard was able to visit Rockledge.
Notes (citation):
Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.5, no.144.
Identifier:
3135040
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.6, p.148
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