Letter from I. F. Hoyt, Chicago, Ill, to William Lloyd Garrison, Nov. 6, 1872

Item Information

Title:
Letter from I. F. Hoyt, Chicago, Ill, to William Lloyd Garrison, Nov. 6, 1872
Description:
Hoyt requests that Garrison supply him with information pertaining to the percentage of prisoners in Massachusetts who are African-American. Hoyt explains that he desires this statistical information due to his belief that a claim stating 1/8th of all Massachusetts' prisoners to be African-American to be a false statement, and one which he wishes to dispel.
Author:
Hoyt, I. F.
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
November 6, 1872
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Hoyt, I. F.
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 25.8 x 20 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/6w925r157
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Chicago, Ill
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
The letterhead on this manuscript reads: United States Internal Revenue, Collector's Office, 1st District, Chicago, Illinois.
Identifier:
3889560
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.37, p.58A
Barcode:
39999063872715