Henry Wilson autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Natick, 24 December 1859

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Item Information

Title:
Henry Wilson autograph letter signed to Thomas Wentworth Higginson, Natick, 24 December 1859
Description:
Believes that Higginson, as well as [Franklin Benjamin] Sanborn, [Samuel Gridley] Howe, etc. will be summoned [before the Senate Investigating Committee]. Declares he will have to testify; the Committee intends to cast a drag-net over the North.
Author:
Wilson, Henry, 1812-1875
Addressee:
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Name on Item:
H. Wilson
Date:
December 24, 1859
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
MS E.5.1, pt. 2, p. 117 - 170 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
John Brown: Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859
Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917
Howe, S. G. (Samuel Gridley), 1801-1876
Places:
Massachusetts > Middlesex (county) > Natick
Extent:
1 sheet (2 p.) + 1 envelope
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dz011b25k
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated to the Boston Public Library by Thomas Wentworth Higginson in 1904.
Notes (date):
Date from item or from supporting materials.
Call #:
MS E.5.1, pt. 2, p. 146
Barcode:
39999085841326