Letter from Charles Eliot Norton, Cambridge, [Mass.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Jan[uary] 6, 1865

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Title:
Letter from Charles Eliot Norton, Cambridge, [Mass.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Jan[uary] 6, 1865
Description:
Charles Eliot Norton writes William Lloyd Garrison inquiring if he would be willing to contribute an article for the North American Review. Norton notes the division in public opinion concerning the "condition of affairs in Louisiana", in particular as to the conditions of readmission to the Union, the status of freedmen, and the "nature of the labor-system" in use. Norton asserts Garrison's especial suitedness to composing a work on the aforementioned subjects, and states that calling popular attention to the matter is "the highest concern". Norton further adds the sense of "great satisfaction" he would personally feel were he able to count Garrison amongst the contributors to the North American Review, and informs Garrison that the periodical will pay the sum of $100 for Garrison's contributions.
Author:
Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
January 6, 1865
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
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)--Louisiana
Freed persons--United States
Norton, Charles Eliot, 1827-1908
Lane, James Henry, 1814-1866
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Banks, Nathaniel Prentiss, 1816-1894
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 22.9 x 18 cm.
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Cambridge, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript annotated on recto, with "5" in pencil above Norton's salutation to Garrison.
Manuscript annotated on verso, with "Prof. C. E. Norton" in pencil along center-right margin of page.
Identifier:
4714112
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.34, p.2B
Barcode:
39999066760529