Letter from Edward M. Davis, Phila[delphia, Pennsylvania], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1838 [April] 21st

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Edward M. Davis, Phila[delphia, Pennsylvania], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1838 [April] 21st
Description:
Edward Morris Davis writes to William Lloyd Garrison inviting him to attend a convention called by the Eastern Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society. Davis says it is "particularly important that the Cause in our State should be kept on the advance" as Pennsylvania is a "frontier state and slaverys influence has clouded the minds" of the people. One example of this is the growth of colonizationist sentiments in the state, as Davis tells Garrison, "the Altar of Colonization has been erected here, and its deluded worshippers are many." He also comments on the new Pennsylvania Constitution of 1838 as having "the purpose of depriving them [free African-Americans] of the right of citizenship, and thereby making their houses so uncomfortable as to make them leave" for Africa. In the postscript, Davis thanks Garrison for his letter dated January 7 and advises him to "court not persecution, or fear it: coming undeserved it will bless you."
Author:
Davis, Edward Morris, 1811-1887
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
[April 21, 1838]
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
African Americans--Colonization--Africa
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Eastern Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society
Davis, Edward Morris, 1811-1887
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 25 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z111b54s
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Phila[delphia, Pennsylvania]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the letter is addressed to "William Lloyd Garrison 25 Corn Hill Boston," and it is postmarked with a blue, circular stamp reading, "Philad Pa. Apr 21."
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
5727253
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.7, p.20
Barcode:
39999086048558