Letter from Charles Sumner, Washington, [District of Columbia], to William Lloyd Garrison, [1865] March 29th

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Charles Sumner, Washington, [District of Columbia], to William Lloyd Garrison, [1865] March 29th
Description:
Charles Sumner writes to William Lloyd Garrison asking him, "Please do not cut me off from the Liberator." He remarks that "our last battle approaches", seeking "Equality before the law - without distinct of color." Sumner says that, "Then at last will come reconciliation."
Author:
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
[March 29, 1865]
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
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Social reformers--United States
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 21 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23xd287
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Washington, [District of Columbia]
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 "59" is written in pencil. On verso, along the head edge, "Hon. Charles Sumner Washington 3 April 1865 D.C." is written in black ink and in a different handwriting.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
5060757
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.34, p.36B
Barcode:
39999085440434