Letter from William Robson, Warrington, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1862 Nov[ember] 27th

Item Information

Title:
Letter from William Robson, Warrington, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1862 Nov[ember] 27th
Description:
William Robson writes to William Lloyd Garrison about the money he owes for the Liberator, stating Henry C. Wright was to pay for him and then R.D. Webb. He then tells Garrison he will be leaving Warrington permanently and traveling to France, Switzerland, Germany, and Belgium, before settling in London, estimating he will be away between 6 months and 1 1/2 years. He reminds Garrison, "Your people still endorse the sin of slavery as fervently as Ever" and discusses the relation between Southern cotton and English industry, claiming, "I have no reason to believe that if the South was able to supply us with Cotton a single effort would be made in behalf of free labour produce by the manfacturers here." Robson also states that "France has made a determined effort to intervene in your contest & to bring in with her Russia & England," adding that English "public opinion ... is against the policy of the North ..." Robson asks Garrison to pass along information about his planned travels to Henry C. Wright and then mentions that while it is in "vain to attempt any Anti Slavery work in these distrcits" his anti-slavery "feelings ... remain the same as they ever were."
Author:
Robson, William, ca. 1805-1892
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
November 27, 1862
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--England--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States--19th century
Abolitionists
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Great Britain--Foreign relations--United States
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Foreign public opinion
Robson, William, ca. 1805-1892
Wright, Henry Clarke, 1797-1870
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Places:
United Kingdom
England
Extent:
1 v. (8 p.) ; 19 x 12 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x293g
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 an embossed logo in the head- spine corner containing the words, "London Superfine". Along the head edge of the first page, the words "To W.L. Garrison" are written in ink, while above the salutation the number "132" is written in pencil.
Identifier:
4749017
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.31, p.159B
Barcode:
39999085504593