Letter from George Draper, Hopedale, Mass[achusetts], to Horace Greeley, 1864 Aug[ust] 21

Item Information

Title:
Letter from George Draper, Hopedale, Mass[achusetts], to Horace Greeley, 1864 Aug[ust] 21
Description:
In this fragment of a letter, George Draper writes to Horace Greeley, identifying himself as a subscriber to the Tribune and an avid reader of Greeley's writings. Draper declares that he believes "that what a man is and how he is situated gives more or less importance to what he says" before describing his tax payments and his purchase of government securities. He also tells Greeley about his son in the Army who had fought at "the Battles of Roanoke, Newbern, Fredericksburg, Vicksburg and Jackson. Also at Blue Springs, Campbell's Station and the siege of Knoxville." Draper then describes the efforts of his grandfathers during the American Revolution and says he has "long been an Anti-Slavery man, and have paid, as I can show, many hundred dollars into the Treasury of the Anti-Slavery Society."
Author:
Draper, George, 1817-1887
Addressee:
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
Date:
August 21, 1864
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--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
Draper, George, 1817-1887
New-York tribune (New York, N.Y. : 1841)
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 25 x 20 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x7685
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Hopedale, Mass[achusetts]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white, lined paper. Along the spine edge, above the second line of the letter, the number "136" is written in pencil, while in the tail- spine corner, "V33, P82A" is also written in pencil. Additionally, there is a line drawn in blue pencil surrounding the letter on the spine and fore edges and running under the second line of the letter. This blue line continues to surround the letter on third page and then under the last line is written, "The foregoing is the part of my letter to H.G. omitted in the copy you have. Respectfully, George Draper." also in blue pencil.
Identifier:
4978662
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.33, p.82A
Barcode:
39999085439584