Letter from Theodore Tilton, [New York, New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1862 Sept[ember] 24

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Theodore Tilton, [New York, New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1862 Sept[ember] 24
Description:
Theodore Tilton writes to William Lloyd Garrison thanking him "for the picture, the best I have seen" and remarking, "Well, the Proclamation at last!" in reference to President Lincoln's preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, announced just two days earlier. Tilton expresses the "bewilderment of joy" he has felt and comments on the language of the proclamation, before telling Garrison, "I would like to have seen whether you laughed or cried on reading it: I did both."
Author:
Tilton, Theodore, 1835-1907
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
September 24, 1862
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
United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln)
Tilton, Theodore, 1835-1907
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 21 x 13 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x663k
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
[New York, New York]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. Above the salutation, the number "112" is written in pencil, while on the verso, along the spine edge, "MS A.1.2. 31.149" and "T.T. N.Y., Sept. 24, 1862." are also both written in pencil, vertically.
Identifier:
4865711
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.31, p.149B
Barcode:
39999085439352