Letter from Simeon Smith Jocelyn, New York, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Dec[ember] 2d. 1863

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Title:
Letter from Simeon Smith Jocelyn, New York, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Dec[ember] 2d. 1863
Description:
S.S. Jocelyn writes to William Lloyd Garrison informing him that he has received the invitation to the American Anti-Slavery Society's 30th anniversary meeting in Philadelphia, and hopes to attend at least part of the proceedings. Jocelyn offers his reminisces of the first meeting of the American Anti-Slavery Society, and his hopes for a post-Civil War/post-slavery United States.
Author:
Jocelyn, Simeon Smith, 1799-1879
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
December 2, 1863
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Congresses--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Congresses and conventions
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Jocelyn, Simeon Smith, 1799-1879
Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865
American Anti-Slavery Society
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 19 x 24.5 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/6w924x730
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
New York, [N.Y.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Addressed to William Lloyd Garrison, Esq., President of the American Anti-Slavery Society, Philadelphia".
Identifier:
4494999
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.32, p.83B
Barcode:
39999089663627