Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to George Benson, Oct. 21, 1835

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Title:
Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to George Benson, Oct. 21, 1835
Addressee:
Benson, George, 1752-1836
Author:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
October 21, 1835
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
Benson, George, 1752-1836
Benson, Henry Egbert, 1814-1837
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 10 x 7 7/8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cv43q259n
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Boston, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
George Benson's son Henry Egbert Benson will be visiting Brooklyn, Conn., for a well needed rest. William Lloyd Garrison inveighs against the unchristian lives of professing Christians. The sin of slavery and the rebellion against it must be revealed in order to enable true Christians to carry on the war against slavery.
Notes (citation):
Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.1, no.218.
Identifier:
2816834
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.1, p.75
Barcode:
39999066747559
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