Report of donations for Garrison's Mission to England from Francis Jackson, Boston, [Massachusetts], 1846 Dec[ember] 17
Description:
Francis Jackson wrote this ledger to track the donations and withdrawals of funds for William Lloyd Garrison's trip to England in 1846. The first page details withdrawals made by Garrison, including for his passage to England on the ship, Britannia. The second page summarizes the donations made "towards the Mission as published in the Liberator of the 27th of November" as amounting to $949.25, "errors excepted."
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
For a list of people donating to the fund and the amount each contributed, see the Liberator of November 27, 1846 (Vol. XVI, no. 48) under the heading "Donations for Mr. Garrison's Mission to England."