Letter from John Bishop Estlin, Liverpool, [England], to Mary Anne Estlin, 1846 November 5

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Title:
Letter from John Bishop Estlin, Liverpool, [England], to Mary Anne Estlin, 1846 November 5
Description:
John Bishop Estlin writes to Mary Anne Estlin regarding his last few hours with William Lloyd Garrison before his departure. He lists the attendees of his party including Garrison, Douglass, Wright, R.D. & Jas. H. Webb and other abolitionists. He writes that they watched him leave and he looked "quite lonely...he had not a friend on board." After Garrison's departure, they had a meeting in a hotel discussing anti-slavery proceedings and arrangements for starting a League. He writes of the departure of other abolitionists and writes of his travel plans back home. On the last page is a copy of Garrison's farewell message which begins "Farewell ye friends of liberty & justice-of God & man! I go, but leave my heart behind now, exhausting you to be faithful to the end...a glorious victory shall be yours!"
Addressee:
Estlin, Mary Anne, 1820-1902
Author:
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Date:
November 5, 1846
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--England--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Lectures and lecturing--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Meetings--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Antislavery movements
Lectures and lecturing
Meetings
Antislavery movements--United States
Estlin, Mary Anne, 1820-1902
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Wright, Henry Clarke, 1797-1870
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Places:
United Kingdom
England
Extent:
2 leaves (5 p.) ; 19 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z10z797g
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Liverpool, [England]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript contains pen in Mary Anne Estlin's handwriting that states at the top: "My Father, Liverpool, Nov[ember] 15 1846.
Identifier:
5123252
Call #:
MS A.9.2 v.22, p.117
Barcode:
39999085430732