Letter from Mrs. Mary Welsh, Glasgow, [Scotland], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1852 Nov[ember] 22d

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Title:
Letter from Mrs. Mary Welsh, Glasgow, [Scotland], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1852 Nov[ember] 22d
Description:
Mary Welsh writes to William Lloyd Garrison apologizing for not writing sooner to thank Garrison for his "valuable gift, 'Selections' from your writing." Welsh says she "read the book with an extraordinary degree of pleasure and profit" and wishes she "could put it into the hands of all I know, Friends & Foes". She then comments on the attitude of the British people and clergy and towards abolitionists, saying they "have taken their opinions from the pro slavery ministers of America". Welsh also discusses a meeting held in Glasgow "on account of the penny offering to Mrs. Stowe for the writing of 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'", sharing her "delight with the book" and "the attention shown" to Stowe. She continually praises Garrison's efforts and says credits him with "preparing the minds of people both in America & this country" for reading Uncle Tom's Cabin.
Author:
Welsh, Mary, Mrs.
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
November 22, 1852
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--Scotland--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--Scotland--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Women abolitionists
Welsh, Mary, Mrs.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Places:
Scotland
United Kingdom
Extent:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 25 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23xx30c
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Glasgow, [Scotland]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
5105897
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.21, p.126
Barcode:
39999085426797