Letter from William Cooper Nell, Boston, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1865 Oct[ober] 21

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Title:
Letter from William Cooper Nell, Boston, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1865 Oct[ober] 21
Description:
In this printed letter to William Lloyd Garrison, written on the 30th anniversary of the Garrison mob, William C. Nell reflects on the successes and challenges of the antislavery movement. He shares his belief "that the Liberator, together with the mobbing and other persecutions of its Editor, has been potent, under God, in bringing the American nation to the position it occupies today on the question of slavery ..." Nell cites the names of many abolitionists who contributed to the Liberator and helped to popularize the abolition movement, including James Forten, Wendell Phillips, Edmund Quincy, and Ellis Gray Loring. He says that he knows "of the names and deeds of many other tried veterans in the anti-slavery ranks, men and women ... all of whom, however they may have differed upon measures, have always been united in the purpose to secure freedom for the slave and the elevation of colored Americans." Nell also identifies the Liberator as one of the "earliest and most persistent advocate[s]" for the rights of women. He states that "no ordinary pressure of circumstances will ever compel me to part" with his complete collection of the newspaper. He ends his letter, "With a heart overflowing with gratitude for your life-long services in the cause of those with whom I am identified by complexion and condition ..."
Author:
Nell, William C. (William Cooper), 1816-1874
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
October 21, 1865
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
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
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
African American abolitionists
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Women's rights--United States--History--19th century
United States--Race relations
Nell, William C. (William Cooper), 1816-1874
Forten, James, 1766-1842
Hilton, John T.
Loring, Ellis Gray, 1803-1858
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
Quincy, Edmund, 1808-1877
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 26 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z1108970
Terms of Use:
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No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Boston, [Massachusetts]
Language:
English
Notes:
Title devised by cataloger.
This letter was printed in the second edition of the last number of the Liberator, dated December 29, 1865 (Vol. XXXV, no.52), under the heading, "Farewell to the Liberator."
Identifier:
5863511
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.34, p.92
Barcode:
39999085840385