Letter from Henry Willard Williams, Boston, Mass[achusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1843 July 24th

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Title:
Letter from Henry Willard Williams, Boston, Mass[achusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1843 July 24th
Description:
Henry Willard Williams writes to William Lloyd Garrison asking about his health and reporting that he will not be able to meet him in Northampton. He also discusses the difficult situation of [Robert Folger] Wallcut and a book by [Richard Henry] Dana (possibly "Two Years Before the Mast"), claiming that Dana, "while pretending to give an account of the wrongs of Seamen, [has] done them injustice, and thrown dust in the eyes of the public preventing them from seeing the actual truth." Williams then mentions his mailing of "bundles" for Garrison and [Charles Lenox] Remond's reluctance to begin a "Western tour". He also describes preparations for "for the 'first'" of August in celebration of British West Indies Emancipation Day, before dating his last paragraph [July] "25th", and explaining that he meant to write more the previous day but "laid it aside ... [and] send[s] it as it is." In the postscript, Williams rejoices that Garrison's health is improving and says he would "send a bundle of papers but Oliver is not here".
Author:
Williams, Henry W. (Henry Willard), 1821-1895
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
July 24, 1843
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
Emancipation Day (British West Indies)
Social reformers--United States
Williams, Henry W. (Henry Willard), 1821-1895
Dana, Richard Henry, Jr., 1815-1882
Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873
Wallcut, Robert Folger, 1797-1884
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 cm.
Permalink:
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Place of origin:
Boston, Mass[achusetts]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the letter is addressed "To Wm Lloyd Garrison Northampton Mass."
Identifier:
5118541
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.13, p.39
Barcode:
39999085429783