Letter from Oliver Johnson, New York, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Jan[uary] 17, 1873

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Title:
Letter from Oliver Johnson, New York, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Jan[uary] 17, 1873
Description:
Oliver Johnson assures William Lloyd Garrison that he should not want for "liberal offers" for the publication rights to his autobiography should he choose to undertake the work, and advises him to consult a selection of quality autobiographical works so as to capture "something of their spirit and style" prior to commencing the writing of his own. Johnson defends his previous declaration of criticism of Garrison's positions on Horace Greeley, arguing that Greeley no more represented the "incarceration of the spirit of American compromise" than many of the figures routinely praised by Garrison, including Giddings, Lincoln, Wilson, and Sumner. Johnson elaborates on the nature of Greeley's opposition to compromise as relayed by Garrison, offering several examples from American political history.
Author:
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
January 17, 1873
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
United States.
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Dominican Republic--Annexation to the United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Compromise of 1850
United States--Territorial expansion
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Whig Party (U.S.)
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
Wilson, Henry, 1812-1875
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Polk, James K. (James Knox), 1795-1849
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885
Clay, Henry, 1777-1852
Democratic Party (U.S.)
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Giddings, Joshua R. (Joshua Reed), 1795-1864
Places:
Dominican Republic
Extent:
1 leaf (7 p.) ; 12.6 x 18.7 cm.
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https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/5h740g42w
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Place of origin:
New York, [N.Y.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
4664703
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.37, p.61A
Barcode:
39999066766823