Letter from Harriet Martineau, London, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, Nov[ember] 1st [1853]

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Title:
Letter from Harriet Martineau, London, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, Nov[ember] 1st [1853]
Description:
Harriet Martineau writes William Lloyd Garrison announcing that she is "unspeakably vexed" at him for having "printed Linton's attack on Holyoake, without waiting for further light". Martineau asserts that Linton is "a malignant, wayward, irrational back-biter", and declares that had Garrison known of the character of Linton and Holyoake, respectively, he would have waited for additional information before printing Linton's piece. Martineau states that painting Holyoake in such a light would be akin to the abolitionists making Garrison "out a scoundral". Martineau additionally remonstrates Garrison, in the stead of Mrs. Chapman, for "sacrificing a good man to a slanderer in another case", and defends John Saunders against the accusations of the Howitts, citing documents viewed by Chapman which indicated Howitts' "falsehood & craft".
Author:
Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
[November 1, 1853]
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
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--England--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--England--History--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Social reformers
Women abolitionists
Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876
Howitt, William, 1792-1879
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Revolution (New York, N.Y.)
Woman's journal (Boston, Mass. : 1870)
Places:
England
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 22.6 x 18.4 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/m900q2432
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
London, [England]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
4665020
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.21, p.116
Barcode:
39999063806853