Letter from Harvey Spelman, Orwell, Astabula Co., Ohio, to William Lloyd Garrison, [18]61 May 14th

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Harvey Spelman, Orwell, Astabula Co., Ohio, to William Lloyd Garrison, [18]61 May 14th
Description:
Harvey Spelman writes to William Lloyd Garrison saying that while he has seen him a few times he has "never enjoyed a personal introduction". He then discusses his agreement with Garrison's "no Union with slaveholders" doctrine, calling it "the most consistent doctrine that can ever be promulgated by a Christian people". Spelman wishes to speak at length about slavery in the United States but instead tells Garrison that he has named one of his sons William Lloyd Garrison and another son George Thompson, "in order that I might have the men whom I revere constantly in my mind." He asks Garrison if he could present his son "with a gift for his name be it great or small it would be most gratefully received." Spelman recommends a copy of the Liberator as a potential gift, saying "If I had the money I would send for a copy of the Liberator but I have not."
Author:
Spelman, Harvey
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
[May 14, 1861]
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Spelman, Harvey
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 32 x 21 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x610j
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Orwell, Astabula Co., Ohio
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in brown ink on white, lined paper with a faint embossed oval in the head- spine corner. Under the salutation the number "67" is written in pencil, while on the verso, in the tail- fore corner, the number "48" is written in pencil.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
4849178
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.31, p.48
Barcode:
39999085439261