Letter from Caroline Maria Seymour, Los Angeles, [California], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1876 March 9

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Caroline Maria Seymour, Los Angeles, [California], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1876 March 9
Description:
Caroline Maria Severance writes to William Lloyd Garrison about the death of his wife, Helen, declaring, "What a void is left! And yet what blessed & satisfying memories!" Severance asks Garrison questions about Helen's death, remarking she was "glad to hear that dear Fanny could be with her, & you, at the last." She shares some of her memories of Helen and asks about Garrison's children, Fanny & Frank, before inviting Garrison to come visit her in California. Severance describes the weather in Los Angeles, and tells Garrison, "It is a wonderful state & well worth seeing and the trip is not hard if broken at Salt Lake."
Author:
Severance, Caroline M. Seymour (Caroline Maria Seymour), 1820-1914
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
March 9, 1876
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--United States--History--19th century--Correspondence
Women social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Women social reformers--United States
Severance, Caroline M. Seymour (Caroline Maria Seymour), 1820-1914
Garrison, Francis Jackson, 1848-1916
Garrison, Helen Eliza, 1811-1876
Villard, Fanny Garrison, 1844-1928
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 22 x 27 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x501c
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Los Angeles, [California]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. After the fourth page, the writing begins in the margins of the first, second, third, and fourth pages consecutively. Under the salutation, the word "Severance" is written in pencil, while along the tail edge of the first page, "Whitney Fd Nov 4 1963 057" is also written in pencil. In the head- spine corner of the fourth page, "Ms Am 147(12)" is written in pencil.
Identifier:
4783404
Call #:
MS Am. v.147, p.11
Barcode:
39999085439014