Letter from James Forten, Philad[elphi]a, [Pennsylvania], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1830 December 31st

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Title:
Letter from James Forten, Philad[elphi]a, [Pennsylvania], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1830 December 31st
Description:
James Forten writes to William Lloyd Garrison describing his happiness to hear that Garrison is "about establishing a paper in Boston." Forten declares, "I hope your efforts may not be in vain; and may the 'Liberator' be the means of exposing more and more, the odious system of slavery". He then discusses the work of Benjamin Lundy, saying Lundy "laboured for us, through evil and good report, and under many disadvantages & hardships" before mentioning the prejudice African-Americans face "in the Eastern States." He sends Garrison the names and addresses of 27 subscribers to the Liberator (not included) and asks him to "send on a few Extra Papers that I may hand them to my friends." In the postscript, he suggests "Mr. Joseph Cassey" should act as his agent as "he will obtain many subscribers to your paper."
Author:
Forten, James, 1766-1842
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
December 31, 1830
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
African American abolitionists--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Newspapers--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
African American abolitionists
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Forten, James, 1766-1842
Cassey, Joseph, 1789-1848
Lundy, Benjamin, 1789-1839
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 25 cm.
Permalink:
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Place of origin:
Philad[elphi]a, [Pennsylvania]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
5141920
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.1, p.11
Barcode:
39999085505970