Thomas Wentworth Higginson autograph letter signed to Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, Worcester, 3 February 1860

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Item Information

Title:
Thomas Wentworth Higginson autograph letter signed to Franklin Benjamin Sanborn, Worcester, 3 February 1860
Description:
Cannot understand his offer to testify in Boston; thinks the Senate Committee reluctant to call those who would defend [John] Brown for fear of arousing the country. Signed "T.W.H.", marked "Never sent." Enclosed is a newspaper clipping concerning Samuel Gridley Howe and the Investigation Committee.
Author:
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911
Addressee:
Sanborn, F. B. (Franklin Benjamin), 1831-1917
Name on Item:
T. W. H.
Date:
February 3, 1860
Format:
Manuscripts
Letters/Correspondence
Ephemera
Genre:
Clippings
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
MS E.5.1, pt. 2, p. 171 - 223 (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
Brown, John, 1800-1859
Howe, S. G. (Samuel Gridley), 1801-1876
Places:
Massachusetts > Worcester (county) > Worcester
Extent:
1 sheet (4 p.)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dz011c49c
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. 174
Barcode:
39999085841334