Extracts of letters from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Harriet Minot Pitman, Harriott Plummer Bartlett, and Elizabeth E. Parrott Hughes, March 4, 1833 [- May 1, 1833]

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Title:
Extracts of letters from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Harriet Minot Pitman, Harriott Plummer Bartlett, and Elizabeth E. Parrott Hughes, March 4, 1833 [- May 1, 1833]
Addressee:
Pitman, Harriet Minot, 1815-1888
Addressee:
Bartlett, Harriott Plummer, ca. 1813
Addressee:
Hughes, Elizabeth E. Parrott, 1817-1895
Author:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
[March 4, 1833–May 1, 1833]
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
Pitman, Harriet Minot, 1815-1888
Bartlett, Harriott Plummer, ca. 1813
Hughes, Elizabeth E. Parrott, 1817-1895
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (14 p.) ; 10 1/2 x 8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cv43pz79b
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Boston, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Typed extracts of letters. Whereabouts of original manuscripts unknown.
These extracts interpret William Lloyd Garrison's anti-slavery zeal. Garrison discusses his friendship with J. G. Whittier, a visit to Haverhill, his devotion to colored people, and a conspiracy to arrest and deliver Garrison to Georgia. The letters dated March 4 and March 18, 1833 are addressed to the "Inquirers of Truth," a group of three women consisting of Harriet Minot Pitman, Harriott Plummer Bartlett, and Elizabeth E. Parrott Hughes. The other letters are to Harriet Minot Pitman and are dated March 19, March 26, April 3, April 9, April 22, and May 1, 1833.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Notes (citation):
Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.1, nos.84, 88-91, 93, 95, 98.
Identifier:
2816530
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.1, p.24
Barcode:
39999066777564
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