Letter from Francis William Newman, London, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, June 7th 1864

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Title:
Letter from Francis William Newman, London, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, June 7th 1864
Description:
Francis William Newman writes William Lloyd Garrison a letter of praise for his labors on behalf of humanity against the forces of oppression and the "immense moral weight" of his words, and congratulates him on his "disdaining any compromise", moral or otherwise, with the advocates of slavery. Newman asserts his belief that the American Civil War was one of "a glorious & fruitful war of freedom" came to pass upon learning that Garrison and Wendell Phillips had become "Unionists and supporters of the war". Newman relates the perception of the English populace on the Emancipation Proclamation, and offers rebuttals from a legal perspective to select popular criticisms of the document. Newman sounds a word of warning concerning Lincoln's Reconstruction policies, arguing that as long as they stand upon "false immoral principles", the gains won by reconstruction "may be lost in a single week", and states his fear that English or French troops might intervene if the conquered and occupied South breaks out in rebellion anew.
Author:
Newman, F. W. (Francis William), 1805-1897
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
June 7, 1864
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
Abolitionists--England--19th century--Correspondence
Social reformers--England--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Abolitionists
Social reformers
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Newman, F. W. (Francis William), 1805-1897
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln)
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Places:
England
Extent:
1 leaf (6 p.) ; 13.8 x 22.3 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/m900q6313
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
London, [England]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript annotated on recto, with "99" appearing in pencil to the right of Newman's salutation to Garrison, and "V 33, P 58B" appearing in pencil on the bottom margin of page.
Manuscript addressed "To Wm. Lloyd Garrison, Apostle of Negro Freedom".
Manuscript addressed from "10 Circus Road, London N.W."
Identifier:
4698994
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.33, p.58B
Barcode:
39999066759620