Copy of letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Thomas Bradford Drew, April 25, 1861

Item Information

Title:
Copy of letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Thomas Bradford Drew, April 25, 1861
Addressee:
Drew, Thomas Bradford, 1834-1898
Author:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
April 25, 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
Drew, Thomas Bradford, 1834-1898
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cv43r1016
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. Whereabouts of original manuscript unknown.
William Lloyd Garrison gratefully accknowledges and thanks Thomas Bradford Drew for the gift of numerous bouquets of mayflowers. Garrison writes about the Civil War: "All my sympathies and wishes are with the government, because it is entirely in the right, and acting strictly in self-defence and for self-preservation. This I can say without any compromise of my peace principles."
Identifier:
2823155
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.6, p.7
Barcode:
39999066749423
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