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Letter from Harriet Beecher Stowe, [Andover, Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1825 Feb[ruar]y

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Letter from Harriet Beecher Stowe, [Andover, Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1825 Feb[ruar]y

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In this letter to Amos A. Phelps, William Twining discusses the change in the price of musical instruments in Boston and asks for payment for the instruments Phelps purchased from him. In addition, Twining writes his desire for Phelps to use his influence to alter the name of the society in which they both belong. He is "convinced that its present title is a very unhappy appendage. You can never help to obtain high degree of respect as a Society from decent sober people while this is retained."
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Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811–1896) was an American author and abolitionist who is best known for her novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin." She was born in Litchfield, Connecticut, into a family of prominent Congregationalist ministers and social reformers. Stowe was raised in a household that valued education, and she received a strong education herself. She attended the Hartford Female Seminary and later taught there for a time. She also taught at a school in Cincinnati, Ohio, where she became involved in the abolitionist movement. In 1852, Stowe published "Uncle Tom's Cabin," a novel that exposed the horrors of slavery and helped to galvanize the abolitionist movement. The book was a huge success, selling over 300,000 copies in the first year and being translated into several languages. However, it also faced criticism and controversy, particularly from those who supported slavery and felt that the book misrepresented the South. Stowe continued to write and advocate for abolition throughout her life. She also supported women's rights and temperance. After the Civil War, she traveled to Europe and wrote several travelogues. She died in 1896 in Hartford, Connecticut.

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