Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Cambridgeport, [Mass.], to George William Benson, May 13, 1842

Title:: Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Cambridgeport, [Mass.], to George William Benson, May 13, 1842
Addressee:: Benson, George William, 1808-1879
Author:: Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:: May 13, 1842
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
Secession
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Benson, George William, 1808-1879
Adam, William, 1796-1881
Benson, Anna Elizabeth, 1801-1843
Benson, Eliza Davis, 1841-1842
Hudson, Erasmus Darwin, 1806-1880
Wesselhoeft, Robert, 1797-1852
American Anti-Slavery Society
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Child, David Lee, 1794-1874
Extent:: 1 leaf (4 p.) ; 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.
Permalink:: https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cv43qp99b
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Place of origin:: Cambridgeport, [Mass.]
Language:: English
Notes:: Holograph, signed.
William Lloyd Garrison sends his condolences to George William Benson on the death of his daughter (Eliza Davis Benson). Garrison also mentions Anna Benson's illness. Garrison discusses the possible outcome of the debate on the repeal of the Union. Dr. Wesselhoeft is expected to visit Northampton in the morning. Garrison urges George William Benson to attend the New England Anti-Slavery Convention with David Lee Child, William Adam, and Dr. Erasmus Darwin Hudson.
Notes (citation):: Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.3, no.33.
Identifier:: 3134646
Call #:: Ms.A.1.1 v.3, p.90
Barcode:: 39999066749191
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