Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, Darlington, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, Feb[ruary] 2 1841

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Title:
Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, Darlington, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, Feb[ruary] 2 1841
Description:
Elizabeth Pease Nichol writes William Lloyd Garrison a letter of thanks for his previous correspondence, and reports that while the anti-slavery cause in Britain grows, its new-found and vocal detractors grant Pease Nichol a deeper immediate sympathy for Garrison's struggles against the pro-slavery sentiment in the United States. Pease Nichol praises the character of John A. Collins, and denounces attempts in the press to smear his reputation and, by extension, to sully that of the British abolitionist cause. Pease Nichol inquires of Garrison's opinion concerning their proposal to host a public meeting. Pease Nichol discourses on the weakness of the abolitionist organization in England.
Author:
Nichol, Elizabeth Pease, 1807-1897
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
February 2, 1841
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
Women abolitionists--England--History--19th century--Correspondence
Women social reformers--England--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Public opinion--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Meetings--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Societies, etc--England--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Women abolitionists
Women social reformers
Meetings
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Societies
Public opinion
Woman's Rights Convention
Nichol, Elizabeth Pease, 1807-1897
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
American Anti-Slavery Society
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Collins, John A. (John Anderson), 1810-1879
Places:
United Kingdom
England
Extent:
1 leaf (6 p.) ; 19.2 x 23.2 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/m900q603x
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Darlington, [England]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript annotated on recto, with "50 (To W. L. G. q. p.)" appearing in pencil beneath Pease Nichol's salutation to Garrison, and "50" appearing again in pencil upon bottom-left of page. "Garrison MSS." appears stamped in blue ink on top-right of page.
Manuscript annotated on page no. 5, with "Garrison MSS." stamped in blue ink towards the bottom-right of page, and "1841" appearing in pencil to the right of this stamp.
Identifier:
4698974
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.11, p.50
Barcode:
39999066759844