Letter from Parker Pillsbury, to William Lloyd Garrison, Jan[uar]y 7. 1859

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Parker Pillsbury, to William Lloyd Garrison, Jan[uar]y 7. 1859
Description:
Parker Pillsbury apologizes to William Lloyd Garrison for his omission in his article for "The Liberator" of details pertaining to certificates by Gerrit Smith. Pillsbury comments on Smith's contradictory relationship to the cause, and to the American Anti-Slavery Society in particular, and adds that he has "long wished to hear [Pillsbury's] humble testimony against Gerrit Smith".
Author:
Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
January 7, 1859
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
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
American Anti-Slavery Society
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 12.3 x 19.3 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/m900qb95g
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
[Place of publication not identified]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript annotated on recto, with "3" in pencil beneath Pillsbury's salutation to Garrison, and "Jany. 7, 1859" in pencil on top-right of letterhead.
Identifier:
4715247
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.29, p.4
Barcode:
39999032923383