Letter from John Telemachus Hilton, Bangor, [Maine], to William Lloyd Garrison, Aug. 21st, 1836

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Title:
Letter from John Telemachus Hilton, Bangor, [Maine], to William Lloyd Garrison, Aug. 21st, 1836
Description:
John Telemachus Hilton writes to William Lloyd Garrison: "And blessed be the God of mercy and truth who has made you willing and able to perform the great work of righteousness, which he has given you to do." Hilton is very much pleased by the conversion of James Gillespie Birney to the anti-slavery cause. He thinks that there has been "an increase of zeal" in favor of the anti-slavery cause in Bangor, Maine.
Author:
Hilton, John Telemachus, 1802-1864
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
August 21, 1836
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
Antislavery movements--United States
Hilton, John Telemachus, 1802-1864
Birney, James Gillespie, 1792-1857
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 9 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv143d88x
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Place of origin:
Bangor, [Maine]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
The delivery address is: William Lloyd Garrison, Esq'r, Editor Liberator, Boston, Mass.
Identifier:
4532856
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.6, p.28
Barcode:
39999063812232