Letter from George Bourne, New York, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1838 October 1

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Title:
Letter from George Bourne, New York, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1838 October 1
Description:
George Bourne writes to William Lloyd Garrison telling him he will soon send him a letter sharing his opinions on Garrison's new society, the New England Non-Resistant Society, saying he "love[s] to fight without a foe." Bourne states that he is aware the Society has "some very pugnacious creatures, male and female ... but I shall move at once that they be struck from the roll, if they venture to impugn any of my thrusts." He "anticipate[s] no peace from your Non-Resistance oppugnation!" and warns it will cause "mischief to the Anti-Slavery cause." Bourne argues that non-resistant ideas will split abolitionists and "will diminish your own energies and weaken your own influence." He wishes Garrison will not be "the standard bearer of the Non-Resistance Society," and remarks that while once he "could have said Amen to every syllable" in the Liberator, he now regularly finds many points in the paper that repel him or he considers irrelevant. "I would rather have seen a blank spot, than many paragraphs which I have read," Bourne says. He also sends Garrison a note for Isaac Knapp.
Author:
Bourne, George, 1780-1845
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
October 1, 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
Social reformers--United States
New England Non-Resistance Society
Bourne, George, 1780-1845
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 32 cm.
Permalink:
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Place of origin:
New York, [New York]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso the letter is addressed to "Mr. Wm. Lloyd Garrison. 25 Cornhill. Boston. Mass."
Identifier:
5747791
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.7, p.61
Barcode:
39999086048723