Letter from S. Alfred Steinthal, Manchester, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, March 30th. 1876

Item Information

Title:
Letter from S. Alfred Steinthal, Manchester, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, March 30th. 1876
Description:
S. Alfred Steinthal writes William Lloyd Garrison to inform him that his good friends Mr. Henry J. Wilson and Reverend T. R. Gladstone will be visiting the United States on behalf of the "British, Continental and General Federation for the Abolition of Government Regulation of Prostitution". Steinthal states that there appears to be attempts to impose an American equivalent of the Contagious Diseases Act, and asserts that the American public ought be made aware of the consequences that this act has produced in Great Britain.
Author:
Steinthal, S. Alfred
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
March 30, 1876
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
Abolitionists--England--19th century--Correspondence
Prostitution--Law and legislation--Great Britain--19th century
Social reformers--England--History--19th century
Women's rights--England--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Prostitution--Law and legislation
Social reformers
Women's rights--Great Britain
Women's rights--History
Women's rights--United States--History--19th century
Steinthal, S. Alfred
British, Continental, and General Federation for the Abolition of State Regulation of Prostitution
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Places:
United Kingdom
England
Extent:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 22.6 x 17.9 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/m900pt80k
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Manchester, [England]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript composed upon stationary bearing emobssed seal.
Manuscript addressed from "The Lines Nelson Street Manchester"
Identifier:
4664733
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.38, p.48B
Barcode:
39999063804478