Letter from John Greenleaf Whittier, Amesbury, [Mass.], to William Lloyd Garrison, 28th [April] 1879

Item Information

Title:
Letter from John Greenleaf Whittier, Amesbury, [Mass.], to William Lloyd Garrison, 28th [April] 1879
Description:
John Greenleaf Whittier sends to William Lloyd Garrison the sum of $15 in support of the "emigrant freedmen", from himself and Elijah Elliott, and expresses his hope that these funds will aid them in their "Providential Exodus".
Author:
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
[April 28, 1879]
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
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Freedmen--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Freed persons--United States
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (1 p.) ; 11.7 x 18.4 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/m900q8596
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Amesbury, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript annotated on recto, with "Acknowledged." in black ink on top-left of page, and "94" in pencil beneath Whittier's salutation to Garrison.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
4714021
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.40, p.112B
Barcode:
39999066760750