Letter from Elkanah Nickerson, Harwich, [Mass.], to William Lloyd Garrison, May 15th 1849

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Title:
Letter from Elkanah Nickerson, Harwich, [Mass.], to William Lloyd Garrison, May 15th 1849
Description:
Elkanah Nickerson writes William Lloyd Garrison concerning "the things of faith", asserting that there must exist a "line of demarcation" between believers in the "word, or words, of Jesus Christ" and non-believers. Nickerson declares that Garrison, Henry Clarke Wright, and Parker Pillsbury appear to him as "destitute of faith", and professes his desire that Garrison should publish, either in the Liberator or in the form of a private letter, their personal beliefs on the matter. In a post-script, Nickerson attacks Garrison's theology as a "medley of confusion", and collocates "Unitarianism, Universalism, Deism, and Atheism" as forms of "unbelief".
Author:
Nickerson, Elkanah, d. 1852
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
May 15, 1849
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
Antislavery movements--Religious aspects--Christianity--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Christianity
Nickerson, Elkanah, d. 1852
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 20.2 x 24.9 cm.
Permalink:
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Place of origin:
Harwich, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript annotated on recto, with "From Elkanah Nickerson" in black ink on top-left of page, "20" in pencil beneath salutation, and "Garrison MSS." stamped in blue ink on top-right of page.
Manuscript addressed on verso to "William L. Loyd Garrison Boston Mass." Manuscript postage marked "Paid", and postage stamp dated "May 30".
Identifier:
4714050
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.18, p.61
Barcode:
39999066760487