Letter from John Pierpont, Washington, [D.C.], to William Lloyd Garrison, February 11 1864

Item Information

Title:
Letter from John Pierpont, Washington, [D.C.], to William Lloyd Garrison, February 11 1864
Description:
John Pierpont writes William Lloyd Garrison on the arrival of George Thompson in Boston, and requests that Garrison extend to Thompson the invitation from the "Washington Lecture Association" to deliver an address or two before it. Pierpont informs Garrison that the association was formed two years prior, and describes it as the "pioneer society in this metropolis" and the "advocate of the great Cause". Pierpont informs Garrison that Thompson would be compensated for the lecture to the amount of $100.
Author:
Pierpont, John, 1785-1866
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
February 11, 1864
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--Lectures and lecturing--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--England--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Lectures and lecturing
Abolitionists
Pierpont, John, 1785-1866
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Places:
England
Extent:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 26.5 x 20.9 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/m900qc004
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Washington, [D.C.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript annotated on recto, with "17" in pencil beneath Pierpont's salutation to Garrison.
Manuscript annotated on verso, with "John Pierpont - Washington, Deb. 11, 1864" in pencil along center-right margin of page.
Identifier:
4715248
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.33, p.10B
Barcode:
39999066758531