Letter from Richard Plumer, Newburyport, [Mass.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Feb[ruary] 8th 1865

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Richard Plumer, Newburyport, [Mass.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Feb[ruary] 8th 1865
Description:
Richard Plumer, writing on the behalf of many undersigned fellow citizens of Newburyport, invites William Lloyd Garrison to deliver an address in Newburyport in celebration of the ratification and passage of the 13th Amendment of the Constitution. Plumer declares their wish for Garrison to lecture in his place of birth owing to his having been "the first person openly and publicly to advocate the unconditional and universal abolition of slavery in the United States", and states their steadfast admiration for Garrison's commitment to principle even in the face of public scorn.
Author:
Plumer, Richard
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
February 8, 1865
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
United States. 13th Amendment
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
Enslaved persons--Emancipation--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Lectures and lecturing
Plumer, Richard
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 19.8 x 32.1 cm.
Permalink:
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Place of origin:
Newburyport, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript annotated on recto, with "28" in pencil to the left of letterhead address.
Manuscript penned by Plumer, and signed by multiple persons.
Identifier:
4716926
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.34, p.19
Barcode:
39999032923946