Draft of letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Liverpool, [England], to Catherine Buck Clarkson, Nov. 3, 1846

Item Information

Title:
Draft of letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Liverpool, [England], to Catherine Buck Clarkson, Nov. 3, 1846
Addressee:
Clarkson, Catherine Buck, ca. 1773-1856
Author:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
November 3, 1846
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
Clarkson, Catherine Buck, ca. 1773-1856
Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 8 x 4 7/8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cv43qt49z
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Liverpool, [England]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph.
This letter appears to be a rough draft.
In this letter, William Lloyd Garrison refers to Mrs. Catherine Buck Clarkson's wish that Garrison return her husband's manuscript concerning the dissolution of the American Union. Garrison argues that Mr. Clarkson gave him the manuscript. The copy published in the London Patriot was verbatim, with a few corrections. Garrison asks: "Why do you object to my retaining the Ms.? Or on what ground do you claim a right to it, transcending my own? Or why do you reproach Mr. Thompson, as though as he had committed a serious wrong? You express 'deep sorrow for what has taken place.' Why are you thus sorrowful?" (The paper referred to by Thomas Clarkson was "Hints for the American People in the Event of a Dissolution of the Union.")
Notes (citation):
Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.3, no.180.
Identifier:
2820355
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.4., p.44
Barcode:
39999066750579
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