F. B. Sanborn autograph letter to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson], Concord, 16 January 1860

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Title:
F. B. Sanborn autograph letter to [Thomas Wentworth Higginson], Concord, 16 January 1860
Description:
Invites him to stay while he is lecturing or to go to the Emersons if he prefers. Is determined not to go to Washington. May go abroad. Comments on [James] Redapth's book. Refers to: James Redpath, The Public Life of Capt. John Brown, Boston, 1860.
Author:
Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917
Addressee:
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Date:
January 16, 1860
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
MS E.5.1, pt. 2, p. 117 - 170 (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
Places:
Massachusetts > Middlesex (county) > Concord
Extent:
1 sheet (3 p.)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dz011b762
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.
Call #:
MS E.5.1, pt. 2, p. 157
Barcode:
39999085841326