Letter from Alfred Webb, Dublin, [Ireland], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1878 Nov[ember] 26th

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Title:
Letter from Alfred Webb, Dublin, [Ireland], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1878 Nov[ember] 26th
Description:
Alfred Webb, son of Richard Davis Webb, writes to William Lloyd Garrison thanking him for "the handsome present you send me - the portrait of George Thompson." Webb discusses the important role of Thompson played in the antislavery movement and he comments that he "feel[s] deeply the gradual passing away of the old guard." He shares his pleasure at seeing Garrison's handwriting, remarking how it reminds him of his childhood, "when we were young & Father & Mother were alive & your picture occupied the centerplace over the fireplace [a]round which we used to sit". In the postscript, Webb asks Garrison to tell his son "Frank, that the Printers Strike has utterly broken down." Webb says he "feel[s] deeply for the men in the mistake they made."
Author:
Webb, Alfred, 1834-1908
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
November 26, 1878
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--Ireland--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Social reformers--Ireland--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers
Social reformers--United States
Webb, Alfred, 1834-1908
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Places:
Ireland
Extent:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 26 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z10xz96c
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Dublin, [Ireland]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
5110772
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.40, p.60
Barcode:
39999085429668