Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, Darlington, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, [May] 23. 1848

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Elizabeth Pease Nichol, Darlington, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, [May] 23. 1848
Description:
Elizabeth Pease Nichols writes William Lloyd Garrison with "feelings of sorrow & sympathy" concerning the death of Garrison's infant daughter, Elizabeth Pease Garrison. Pease Nichols relays her concern to Garrison over having learned of his bout of influenza in the pages of the Liberator, and advises that he consider hydrotherapy treatments. Pease Nichols writes of the progress being made in Great Britain of the antislavery cause.
Author:
Nichol, Elizabeth Pease, 1807-1897
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
[May 23, 1848]
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
Parental grief--United States--History--19th century
Bereavement--Religious aspects--United States--19th century
Antislavery movements--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Women abolitionists
Women social reformers
Parental grief
Bereavement--Religious aspects
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Nichol, Elizabeth Pease, 1807-1897
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
National anti-slavery standard
Places:
United Kingdom
England
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 18.7 x 22.7 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/m900q722b
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 "24" appearing in pencil on top-left margin of page above Pease Nichol's salutation to Garrison, "Elizabeth Pease to W. L. Garrison" appearing in black ink on the top-right margin of page above letterhead date, and "Garrison MSS." stamped in blue ink on top-right margin of page underneath letterhead date.
Manuscript dated "5 mo. 23. 1848".
Manuscript addressed on verso to "Wm Lloyd Garrison 21 Cornhill Boston Massts".
Manuscript verso adorned with three overlapping postage stamps in blue and black ink.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
4699042
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.18, p.24
Barcode:
39999066759885