Letter from Samuel Fessenden, Portland, [Maine], to William Lloyd Garrison, Dec. 14, 1832

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Samuel Fessenden, Portland, [Maine], to William Lloyd Garrison, Dec. 14, 1832
Description:
Samuel Fessenden regrets that he is unable to attend the annual meeting of the New England Anti-Slavery Society. Judge Prentiss Mellen and Stephen Longfellow have been converted by William Lloyd Garrison's "Thoughts on Colonization." Fessenden received a copy of Mississippi's new constitution in the mail. The constitution prohibits the emancipation of slaves without the consent of the owner.
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Author:
Fessenden, Samuel, 1784-1869
Date:
December 14, 1832
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
African Americans--Colonization--Africa
Antislavery movements--United States
Longfellow, Stephen, 1776-1849
Mellen, Prentiss, 1764-1840
New-England Anti-Slavery Society
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Fessenden, Samuel, 1784-1869
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 9 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv143d48z
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Portland, [Maine]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Identifier:
4529314
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.2, p.46
Barcode:
39999063812570