Letter from Augustus William Hanson to William Lloyd Garrison, 1838 November 3rd

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Augustus William Hanson to William Lloyd Garrison, 1838 November 3rd
Description:
Augustus William Hanson writes to William Lloyd Garrison asking for his views "respecting the doctrine of 'no Civil Government.'" He apologizes for not following Garrison's advice and states his own views of self-defense, asserting that "the sin consists not merely in the application of physical force - but in the application thereof with a bad motive to gain a certain end at all hazard." He justifies his appeal "to the strong arm of the law for protection," arguing he was trying to save his own life and prevent a crime from occurring. Hanson then asks Garrison why he was "shut out of the proceedings of the two last Anti-Slavery Conventions," and challenges Wendell Phillips' claim that the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society does not recommend periodicals published outside of New England. Hanson also notes that his name had been left off the list of attendees published in the Liberator and that he was also not included in the published proceedings of one of the conventions. He tells Garrison it he will if he will "permit me one hour's interview wherever it may suit your convenience you will exceedingly oblige."
Author:
Hanson, Augustus William
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
November 3, 1838
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--Meetings--United States--History--19th century
Nonviolence--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
Meetings
Nonviolence--Religious aspects--Christianity
Nonviolence
Social reformers--United States
Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society
Hanson, Augustus William
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 cm.
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Place of origin:
[Place of publication not identified]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the letter is addressed to "William Lloyd Garrison Esqr ... Boston Mass."
Identifier:
5827325
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.7, p.72
Barcode:
39999085838819