National testimonial to William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, April 25, 1866

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Title:
National testimonial to William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, April 25, 1866
Description:
This printed circular letter, dated April 25, 1866 and signed by numerous political leaders and abolitionists, proposes "a national testimonial, not less than Fifty Thousand Dollars, to our fellow countryman--William Lloyd Garrison." Within this printed circular letter is a transcription of an April 11, 1866 letter from Salmon Portland Chase and an excerpt of a letter from Charles Sumner.
Date:
April 25, 1866
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Documents
Genre:
Circulars
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Chase, Salmon P. (Salmon Portland), 1808-1873
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Sumner, Charles, 1811-1874
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 7 3/4 x 9 3/4 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv145317f
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Boston
Language:
English
Notes:
For an alternate draft of this testimonial, see also MS B.1.6 v.10, p.42.
The Executive Committee that composed this testimonial was comprised of John A. Andrew, Jonathan Ingersoll Bowditch, Samuel E. Sewall, R. C. Waterston, Edmund Quincy, Thomas Russell, William E. Coffin, William Endicott, and Samuel May.
This printed circular letter is annotated by Samuel May, "Secretary and Assistant Treasurer" of the Executive Committee.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Typescript.
Identifier:
4534166
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.10, p.41
Barcode:
39999063863771