Letter from William Robson, Regent's Park, London, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1867 June 13

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Title:
Letter from William Robson, Regent's Park, London, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1867 June 13
Description:
William Robson writes to William Lloyd Garrison asking if he received his earlier letter "sent under cover of Mrs. Putnam." Robson comments on Garrison's travel plans in England, stating "if any one ever earned a right to holiday by unceasing labours, you are certainly the one." He then discusses the political situation in England, observing that "the outlook for England just now does not seem pleasant to me." He calls [Benjamin] Disraeli (the British Chancellor of the Exchequer at the time) "an atheist of the Jefferson Davis school" and shares his opinions of "the [Jamaica Governor John Edward] Eyre business [which] has openly shown the fearfully corrupt state of English feeling with regard to the right of the black race ..." Robson also mentions his correspondence with Henry Clarke Wright and how Wright told him he wanted to accompany Garrison on his "European tour."
Author:
Robson, William, ca. 1805-1892
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
June 13, 1867
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--England--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
Social reformers
Social reformers--United States
Robson, William, ca. 1805-1892
Disraeli, Benjamin, 1804-1881
Eyre, Edward John, 1815-1901
Wright, Henry Clarke, 1797-1870
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Places:
England
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 21 x 14 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x350w
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Place of origin:
Regent's Park, London, [England]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed on black ink on white paper. Under the salutation, the number "61" is written in pencil. Along the tail edge of the first page, the phrase "V35, P33A" is written in pencil, while along the tail edge of the adjacent page, "Wm Robson, London, June 13, 1867" is also written in pencil, upside down. At the end of the letter, the writing continues back on the first page, where it is written vertically along the spine edge.
Identifier:
4751416
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.35, p.33A
Barcode:
39999085438701