James Miller M’Kim autograph letter signed to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson], Philadelphia, 28 October [1859]

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Title:
James Miller M’Kim autograph letter signed to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson], Philadelphia, 28 October [1859]
Description:
Declares [James Redpath] has left for Chambersburg. Can offer no support in the contingency hinted at but thinks everything possible should be attempted. Mentions the forthcoming speech of J[oshua] R[eed] Giddings.
Author:
M'Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874
Addressee:
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Name on Item:
J. M. M'Kim
Date:
[October 28, 1859]
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
MS E.5.1, pt. 1, p. 51-116 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
John Brown: Correspondence relating to John Brown and the raid on Harpers Ferry, West Virginia
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Harpers Ferry (W. Va.)--History--John Brown's Raid, 1859
Redpath, James, 1833-1891
Giddings, Joshua R. (Joshua Reed), 1795-1864
Places:
Pennsylvania > Philadelphia (county) > Philadelphia
Extent:
1 sheet (3 p.)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dz011692m
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Language:
English
Notes:
Title supplied by cataloger.
Notes (acquisition):
Donated to the Boston Public Library by Thomas Wentworth Higginson in 1904.
Notes (date):
Date from item or from supporting materials.
This date is inferred.
Call #:
MS E.5.1, pt. 1, p. 69
Barcode:
39999085841318