Letter from Edmund Quincy, Boston, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1838 June 14

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Title:
Letter from Edmund Quincy, Boston, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1838 June 14
Description:
Edmund Quincy writes to William Lloyd Garrison about a letter he received from Andrew Robeson of New Bedford. Robeson offered, "in the spirit of a Christian gentleman," to contribute $150 for Garrison's salary and Quincy says he will take the money for Garrison. Quincy then quotes from Robeson's letter, requesting a copy of Garrison's remarks at Pennsylvania Hall. He also comments on Garrison's removal to Brooklyn, Connecticut, recommending "the efficacy of an air bath of that kind" and advising him to "keep in the open air, walking or riding ... all day, eating & drinking such things as were set before me." He also criticizes Garrison's doctor, commenting that "the leech who put you on a course of cayenne, hath much to answer for." Quincy says he hopes to become better acquainted with Mrs. [Helen Eliza] Garrison next winter and shares his wish that his own children "had the pleasure of grubbing in the dirt for the summer months which my young friend George Thompson [Garrison] will enjoy."
Author:
Quincy, Edmund, 1808-1877
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
June 14, 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
Antislavery movements--United States
Medicine, Botanic
Social reformers--United States
Quincy, Edmund, 1808-1877
Robeson, Andrew, 1787-1862
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 26 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z111c08w
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Place of origin:
Boston, [Massachusetts]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the letter is addressed to "William Lloyd Garrison. Brooklyn. Connecticut." and it is postmarked with a red, circular stamp reading, "Boston Ms. Jun 14."
Identifier:
5740857
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.7, p.32
Barcode:
39999086048624