Letter from William Robson, Warrington, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1860 Jan[uary] 25

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Title:
Letter from William Robson, Warrington, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1860 Jan[uary] 25
Description:
William Robson writes to William Lloyd Garrison stating, "Your abolition summer is verily at hand. Your harvest is ripening apace." Robson expresses his belief that "a separation of the states in inevitable" claiming that when he visited Garrison he saw "that the separation of the states must be the first track of your Emancipation labours, & would precede the End." He compares the secession of Southern states to the movement to repeal the Corn Laws in England, arguing that the "result is proved to be a gain to all parties." Robson then exclaims, "Oh how unworthy the American nation is of its origin & progress." He forsees divine punishment for slavery in America, predicting, "the coming of the Lord ... to break in pieces your nations covenant with death & your agreement with hell ..." Robson then asks about their mutual friend, Henry C. Wright, and Garrison's family, specifically Fanny [Garrison Villard] and Frank [Jackson Garrison]. He also tells Garrison that S[arah]. P[arker]. Remond's has been lecturing in England and Scotland during her Christmas vacation and encloses a draft of "the contribution of Warrington friends to the great cause for the current year" (not included).
Author:
Robson, William, ca. 1805-1892
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
January 25, 1860
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--England--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Religious aspects--Christianity--United States--History--19th century
Secession--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Antislavery movements--United States
Christianity
Corn laws (Great Britain)
Secession
Social reformers--United States
Robson, William, ca. 1805-1892
Remond, Sarah Parker, 1826-1894
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Places:
United Kingdom
England
Extent:
1 v. (6 p.) ; 19 x 12 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x262g
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Warrington, [England]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper with a faint, embossed logo in the head- spine corner of pages one to four, and the head- fore corner of pages five and six. In the head- spine corner of the first page, a small checkmark is drawn above the logo in pencil and above the salutation the number "5" is written, also in pencil. Along the head edge of the page, above "Warrington," the word "(Eng.)" has been added in ink. On the fifth page, there is a line made in ink running vertically over all of the text on the page.
Identifier:
4748333
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.30, p.6
Barcode:
39999085504528