Copy of letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Brooklyn, [Conn.], to David Lee Child, August 6, 1836

Item Information

Place of origin:
Brooklyn, [Conn.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Handwritten copy of letter; not William Lloyd Garrison's handwriting. See Ms.A.1.1 v.2, p.32 for the original letter by William Lloyd Garrison.
William Lloyd Garrison sympathizes with David Lee Child and Lydia Maria Child in their suffering from "unjust prosecution." He wants David Lee Child to be the editor of the Emancipator instead of Amos Augustus Phelps. David Lee Child's knowledge of politics is needed. There was an uproar in Boston over the kidnapping of two colored women.
Notes (citation):
Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.2, no.47.
Identifier:
2817519
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.2, p.62
Barcode:
39999066776897
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