Letter from Peter Libby, Buxton, Me., to William Lloyd Garrison, February 16th, 1839

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Peter Libby, Buxton, Me., to William Lloyd Garrison, February 16th, 1839
Description:
Peter Libby, in executing the will of his deceased sister, Abigail Libby, forwards the sum of $3 which she had bequeathed to be devoted to anti-slavery causes to Garrison for payment of a subscription to the Liberator, which Libby intends to "read and circulate". In addition, Libby forwards the sum of $2, which his sister had left to be devoted to the "cause of Peace", to Garrison for payment for his nonresistance paper. Libby opines that these causes, though encountering strong opposition, are both on the advance. Libby states that both abolition and pacifism were dear causes to his late sister, and that a letter of thanks written to her by Garrison (for her previous contribution of $1 towards the abolitionist cause) "drew tears of sympathy from her eyes".
Author:
Libby, Peter
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
February 16, 1839
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Pacifists--United States
Libby, Peter
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 20.2 x 24 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/m900pg929
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Buxton, Me.
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript is addressed to "William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, Mass."
Identifier:
4664299
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.8, p.7
Barcode:
39999063803421