Incomplete letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Jacob Merrill Manning, Jan. 8th, 1861

Item Information

Title:
Incomplete letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Jacob Merrill Manning, Jan. 8th, 1861
Addressee:
Manning, Jacob M. (Jacob Merrill), 1824-1882
Author:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
January 8, 1861
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
Manning, Jacob M. (Jacob Merrill), 1824-1882
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 8 7/8 x 7 1/4 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cv43r090w
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Boston, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Handwritten copy of letter; not William Lloyd Garrison's handwriting. The whereabouts of the original manuscript is unknown.
The end of the letter is missing.
William Lloyd Garrison is sick with a fever and his head is much confused. Garrison writes to Jacob Merrill Manning: "Your request shall be sacredly complied with. Neither Mr. Heywood, nor any other member of our Anti-Slavery Society, would for one moment either urge or desire you to speak at our approaching anniversary, in view of the very delicate and embarrassing circumstances detailed in your letter." No question of principle is involved, merely one of expediency. Garrison Pays tribute to Jacob Merrill Manning's moral courage. (The reason for Manning's withdrawal from the meeting was possible danger to his brother-in-law in South Carolina.)
Identifier:
2823145
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.6, p.1
Barcode:
39999066749365
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