Letter from Adin Ballou, Hopedale [Massachusetts], to Ebenezer Dagget Draper, Jerome Wilmarth, and Nancy W. Levers, 1862 July 9

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Title:
Letter from Adin Ballou, Hopedale [Massachusetts], to Ebenezer Dagget Draper, Jerome Wilmarth, and Nancy W. Levers, 1862 July 9
Description:
Adin Ballou adresses his letter to Ebenezer D. Draper, Jerome Wilmarth, and Nancy W. Levers, the Committee for the procurement of preaching at Hopedale. Ballou summarizes the main points of William Lloyd Garrison's recent sermon delivered at Hopedale, including the observance of the Sabbath and the nature of the Bible, and then requests the committee to invite Garrison back to Hopedale for a free public discussion about his beliefs. Ballou's beliefs are very different from Garrison's and he requests a "fair argument" to "defend and sustain" his own views.
Author:
Ballou, Adin, 1803-1890
Addressee:
Wilmarth, Jerome, 1831-1890
Addressee:
Levers, Nancy, W.
Addressee:
Draper, Ebenezer Daggett, 1813-1887
Date:
July 9, 1862
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Christianity--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Christianity--United States
Wilmarth, Jerome, 1831-1890
Levers, Nancy, W.
Ballou, Adin, 1803-1890
Draper, Ebenezer Daggett, 1813-1887
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 21 x 26 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23ww57d
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Hopedale, [Massachusetts]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed on a white paper, with browning edges along the central crease and the two horizontal creases along the left half of the page. Above the salutation is located an embossed logo for "Holyoke & Co." along with the number "89" drawn in pencil.
Identifier:
4723747
Call #:
MS A.1.2. v.31 p.137A
Barcode:
39999085501136