Letter from Ellen Richardson, Newcastle, England, to William Lloyd Garrison, 1860 [April]

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Ellen Richardson, Newcastle, England, to William Lloyd Garrison, 1860 [April]
Description:
Ellen Richardson writes to William Lloyd Garrison introducing herself as "a personal friend to George Thompson." Richardson discusses her work with Thompson, describing his lectures as "intensely interesting." She then asks for Garrisons help in collecting money from Thompson's American friends to "be invested for his permnanet benefit." In the postscript, Richardson mentions WIlliam Wells Brown and tells Garrison she was "chiefly instrumental in redeeming him from slavery."
Author:
Richardson, Ellen, 1808-1896
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
[April 1860]
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--England--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--England--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--England--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Antislavery movements--United States
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Social reformers--United States
Women abolitionists
Richardson, Ellen, 1808-1896
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Places:
England
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 33 x 21 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x059r
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Newcastle, England
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on blue paper. Above the salutation, there is small checkmark drawn next to the number "81," both written in pencil. There is a yellow spot towards the spine edge that is visible on every page. On the third and fourth page, there is also a small hole (about .4cm diameter) just below the yellow spot. After the fourth page the letter continues back on the first and second pages again, overlapping the text, with the handwriting running vertically and facing the fore edge of the first page and the spine edge of the second page.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
4730594
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v. 30, p.82
Barcode:
39999085503686