Letter from Daniel Henry Chamberlain, Columbia, [South Carolina], to Francis Jackson Garrison, 1877 M[ar]ch 18

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Daniel Henry Chamberlain, Columbia, [South Carolina], to Francis Jackson Garrison, 1877 M[ar]ch 18
Description:
D.H. Chamberlain writes to Francis Jackson Garrison stating he sees "plainly that there is little effective opposition to the policy of surrender here." He laments that "the North is tired of the Southern question, and wants a settlement no matter what." He also guesses that "the author of the articles in S[outh] C[arolina] in the Atlantic ... [is] B[elton] O['Neall] Townsend of Society Hill in this state."
Addressee:
Garrison, Francis Jackson, 1848-1916
Author:
Chamberlain, Daniel Henry, 1835-1907
Date:
March 18, 1877
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Garrison, Francis Jackson, 1848-1916
Townsend, Belton O'Neall, 1855-1891
Chamberlain, Daniel Henry, 1835-1907
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 26 cm. + 1 envelope (9 x 15 cm.)
Permalink:
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Place of origin:
Columbia, [South Carolina]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
The folder includes a stamped envelope addressed to "Mr. Frank J. Garrison, Riverside Press, Cambridge, S.C." It includes a green, three-cent postage stamp featuring George Washington, and is postmakred with a black, circular stamp reading "Columbia S.C. Mar 19".
Both the envelope and the letter are composed upon typeset stationery with the letterhead "State of South Carolina Executive Chamber".
Identifier:
5127216
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.39, p.17A
Barcode:
39999085505814