Copy of letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to William James Potter, Oct. 11, 1873

Item Information

Title:
Copy of letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to William James Potter, Oct. 11, 1873
Addressee:
Potter, William J. (William James), 1829?-1893
Author:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
October 11, 1873
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
Potter, William J. (William James), 1829?-1893
Free Religious Association (Boston, Mass.)
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 8 1/8 x 5 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cv43r607w
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Boston, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Handwritten transcription.
William Lloyd Garrison will not be able to attend the Free Religious Association convention. Garrison declares himself in favor of free thought, free inquiry, and free speech. He opposes religious intolerance, theological dogmatism, and papal and Protestant claims to infallibility.
For a rough draft of this letter by William Lloyd Garrison to William James Potter, [Oct. 11, 1873], see Call No. Ms.A.1.1 v.8, p.30B.
Notes (citation):
Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.6, no.96.
Identifier:
2828147
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.8, p.31A
Barcode:
39999066754605
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