Letter from Henry Wilson, Washington, [D.C.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Dec[ember] 17, 1874

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Title:
Letter from Henry Wilson, Washington, [D.C.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Dec[ember] 17, 1874
Description:
Vice President Henry Wilson addresses William Lloyd Garrison expressing his sadness by the state of the nation, citing the rise of "White League men in the South" and the "coldness in the North", and states that he fears a "Counter-Revolution". Wilson exhorts their "Anti-Slavery veterans" to "speak out" against the "reactionary movements" threatening the progress so hard-won by the efforts of many.
Author:
Wilson, Henry, 1812-1875
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
December 17, 1874
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
Freedmen--United States--History--19th century
Terrorism--Southern States--History--1865-1877
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Freed persons--United States
Terrorism--United States
Wilson, Henry, 1812-1875
White League (La.)
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
National anti-slavery standard
Places:
Southern United States (area)
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 19.7 x 24.9 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/m900qd18s
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Washington, [D.C.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript composed upon stationary bearing the typeset letterhead of the "Vice-President's Chamber".
Identifier:
4716875
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.37, p.131B
Barcode:
39999032923623