Letter from John Pringle Nichol, Glasgow, [Scotland], to William Lloyd Garrison, May 1854

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Title:
Letter from John Pringle Nichol, Glasgow, [Scotland], to William Lloyd Garrison, May 1854
Description:
John Pringle and Elizabeth Pease Nichol lament to William Lloyd Garrison that the respective "objects & pursuits" of their labors give them so little time to engage in more routine correspondence, and assure him of their appreciation of the "Liberator" in keeping them appraised of the abolitionist cause in the United States. The Nichols inform Garrison that Mrs. Robert Smith will be voyaging to America, and state that she is an "introductory" student of the antislavery cause who wishes to meet Garrison. The Nichols state that they and Miss Paton are "anxious" that Garrison should meet with Smith and her daughter, describing them as having a "good deal in their power to aid [the abolitionist cause] in Glasgow". The Nichols inform Garrison that they have worked to disabuse Mrs. Smith of false notions concerning Garrison and the abolitionist cause, especially as concerns their religious beliefs and aspects.
Author:
Nichol, J. P. (John Pringle), 1804-1859
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
May 1854
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Religious aspects--Christianity--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--Scotland--19th century--Correspondence
Social reformers--Scotland--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--England--History--19th century--Correspondence
Women social reformers--England--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Scotland--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Christianity
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Abolitionists
Social reformers
Women abolitionists
Women social reformers
Antislavery movements
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Nichol, J. P. (John Pringle), 1804-1859
Nichol, Elizabeth Pease, 1807-1897
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Places:
Scotland
England
Extent:
4 leaves (16 p.) ; 11.7 x 18.3 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/m900q8111
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Place of origin:
Glasgow, [Scotland]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript annotated on recto, with "To W. L. Garrison." appearing in black ink on top-left margin of page, and "50" appearing in pencil above Nichol's salutation to Garrison as well as at the bottom-left margin of page.
Manuscript addressed from "Observatory, Glasgow".
Identifier:
4713982
Call #:
MS A.1.2. v.24, p.50
Barcode:
39999066760313