Letter from Owen Wilbour, Little Compton, [Rhode Island], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1845 Sep[tember] 2d

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Title:
Letter from Owen Wilbour, Little Compton, [Rhode Island], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1845 Sep[tember] 2d
Description:
Owen Wilbour writes to William Lloyd Garrison describing himself as an "eye witness to the horrors and cruelties of domestic slavery". He says that he has "stood as a target for sporstmen to shoot at for more than 25 years" due to his abolitionist views, and has been called "crazy", "possessed of devils", "a sabbath breaker, a despiser of the ministers of the gospel, an infidel of the blackest stamp striving to root out the christian religion" and more. Wilbour then shares his views of religion as it relates to slavery and sends Garrison a letter he wrote to a neighbor (not included), telling Garrison "if you think there is light or truth in it that would help the antislavery cause along use it as you think proper."
Author:
Wilbour, Owen
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
September 2, 1845
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
Antislavery movements--Religious aspects--Christianity--United States--History--19th century
Christianity--United States--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Christianity
Christianity--United States
Social reformers--United States
Wilbour, Owen
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (1 p.) ; 32 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z10z2388
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Place of origin:
Little Compton, [Rhode Island]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
5118710
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.15, p.59
Barcode:
39999085429809