Letter from Mary Anne Rawson, Sheffield, [England], to William Lloyd G...
Mary A. Rawson writes to William Lloyd Garrison accepting his invitation to call on her. Rawson informs Garrison that there are many trains available to reach Sheffield and if he notifies her what time he shoul... More
Letter from Eliza Wingham and Jane Wingham, Glasgow, [Scotland], to Wi...
Eliza Wigham and her stepmother, Jane Wigham, write to William Lloyd Garrison expressing their regret that although they cannot be "present at the gathering of friends tomorrow in Liverpool" they wish to thank ... More
Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Syracuse, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garr...
Samuel Joseph May writes William Lloyd Garrison inviting him to the antislavery convention to take place on January 7-9, and requests that should Garrison be unable to attend that he assist May in persuading Ge... More
Letter from Mary Anne Rawson, Sheffield, [England], to William Lloyd G...
Mary A. Rawson writes to William Lloyd Garrison expressing her gratitude for Garrison's "great kindnes" in coming to visit her. Rawson discusses her "five large volumes of autographs and portraits" which includ... More
Letter from Henry Egbert Benson, Providence, [Rhode Island], to Willia...
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Henry Egbert Benson reports to Garrison that some new subscribers have not yet received their first copies of the Liberator and sends him money for another new subscrib... More
Letter from George William Benson, Providence, [Rhode Island], to Will...
George William Benson writes to William Lloyd Garrison informing him that he has "nothing new to communicate respecting the Canterbury affair" but he plans to travel there with Rev. Thomas Williams later in the... More
Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Oliver Johnson...
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Letter from Frederick William Chesson, 172 Lambeth Road, S.E., [London...
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Letter from Lydia White, Philad[elphi]a, [Pennsylvania], to William Ll...
Lydia White writes to William Lloyd Garrison sharing her desire to assist in "the support and circulation of the Liberator" and sending Garrison the names of four new subscribers, promising to "cheerfully embra... More
Letter from Mary Anne Rawson, Sheffield, [England], to William Lloyd G...
Mary A. Rawson writes to William Lloyd Garrison expressing her gratitude for Garrison's "great kindnes" in coming to visit her. Rawson discusses her "five large volumes of autographs and portraits" which includ... More
Letter from Giles Badger Stebbins, Rochester, N[ew] Y[ork], to William...
Giles B. Stebbins writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him an obituary (not included) "of our much loved friend Susan R. Doty." Stebbins recalls that Garrison visited "her pleasant home a year since with Ge... More
Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, New York, to Helen Eliza Garrison,...
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Letter from Mary Anne Rawson, Sheffield, [England], to William Lloyd G...
Mary A. Rawson writes to William Lloyd Garrison accepting his invitation to call on her. Rawson informs Garrison that there are many trains available to reach Sheffield and if he notifies her what time he shoul... More
Letter from Mary Anne Rawson, Sheffield, [England], to William Lloyd G...
Mary A. Rawson writes to William Lloyd Garrison expressing her gratitude for Garrison's "great kindnes" in coming to visit her. Rawson discusses her "five large volumes of autographs and portraits" which includ... More
Letter from Harriet Beecher Stowe, Andover, [Massachusetts], to Willia...
Harriet Beecher Stowe writes to William Lloyd Garrison suggesting "a set of anti-slavery lectures [be held] in Boston this winter similar to that in New York and Worcester." Stowe offers to pay "the expenses of... More
Letter from George Douglas Campbell Argyll, Argyll Lodge, Kensington, ...
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, the Duke of Argyll invites him, along with his son and daughter, to have breakfast at their house the following morning. The letter states that if the 10am breakfast is... More
Letter from Mary Carpenter, Bristol, [England], to William Lloyd Garri...
Mary Carpenter informs William Lloyd Garrison of her pleasure at having learned from Harriet Lupton of Garrison's proposal to visit England. Carpenter states her hopes that Garrison will pay them an early visit... More
Letter from Mary Anne Rawson, Sheffield, [England], to William Lloyd G...
Mary A. Rawson writes to William Lloyd Garrison expressing her gratitude for Garrison's "great kindnes" in coming to visit her. Rawson discusses her "five large volumes of autographs and portraits" which includ... More
Letter from Thomas Hughes, Lincoln's Inn, 3 Old Square, London, to Wil...
Hughes writes Garrison to offer his congratuations & respects concerning Garrison's support of Abraham Lincoln's re-election, & denounces those within the American Abolition movement which have broken with Garr... More
Letter from Mary Anne Rawson, Sheffield, [England], to William Lloyd G...
Mary A. Rawson writes to William Lloyd Garrison expressing her gratitude for Garrison's "great kindnes" in coming to visit her. Rawson discusses her "five large volumes of autographs and portraits" which includ... More
Letter from Mary Anne Rawson, Sheffield, [England], to William Lloyd G...
Mary A. Rawson writes to William Lloyd Garrison expressing her gratitude for Garrison's "great kindnes" in coming to visit her. Rawson discusses her "five large volumes of autographs and portraits" which includ... More
Letter from John Keep, Oberlin, Ohio, to William Lloyd Garrison, June ...
John Keep informs William Lloyd Garrison that he was "gratified" by the notice that Garrison was compiling a history of the abolitionist movement in America, exclaiming that it will be "a precious boon" to the ... More
Letter from Anne Knight, to William Lloyd Garrison, [October] 14 [18]4...
Anne Knight offers William Lloyd Garrison her prayers for his continued good health in his work. Knight laments the burdens of the annexation of Texas and the election of a "pro-slavery president", labelling it... More
Letter from Helen Magill White, London, [England], to William Lloyd Ga...
Helen Magill writes William Lloyd Garrison thanking him for his kindness and for the letter of introduction which he has seen to provide her. Magill details her struggles with mathematics, calling them her "bêt... More
Letter from James Forten, Philad[elphi]a, [Pennsylvania], to William L...
James Forten writes to William Lloyd Garrison describing his happiness to hear that Garrison is "about establishing a paper in Boston." Forten declares, "I hope your efforts may not be in vain; and may the 'Lib... More
Letter from Mary Anne Rawson, Sheffield, [England], to William Lloyd G...
Mary A. Rawson writes to William Lloyd Garrison accepting his invitation to call on her. Rawson informs Garrison that there are many trains available to reach Sheffield and if he notifies her what time he shoul... More
Letter from James Forten, Philad[elphi]a, [Pennsylvania], to William L...
James Forten writes to William Lloyd Garrison telling him "the Liberator is highly valued here by all who have had opportunity to judge of it and others who have already heard of it are very anxious to peruse i... More
Letter from Caroline Atherton Mason, Fitchburg, Mass, to William Lloyd...
Caroline A. Mason forwards to William Lloyd Garrison a hymn to be sung at the anti-slavery "Gathering", as she doubts her ability to attend. Mason directs Garrison to have this hymn sang or suppressed as his di... More
Letter from George Thompson, Rochester, N[ew] Y[ork], to William Lloyd...
George Thompson writes to William Lloyd Garrison reporting that his last lecture in Rochester "was well received." He also says that he spoke to Frederick Douglass after the meeting and he will lecture again th... More
Song lyrics: "The War Song," from Edmund Quincy, Dedham, [Massachusett...
Edmund Quincy sent this antislavery song of three stanzas, repeating the words "Reform! Reform!" after each one, to William Lloyd Garrison. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Letter from Charles Marriott, Hudson, N[ew] Y[ork], to William Lloyd G...
Charles Marriott writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him ten dollars to pay for a number of Liberator subscriptions. He then comments on recent events like the Clerical Appeal as causing him "sadness & som... More
Letter from Charles Marriott, Hudson, N[ew] Y[ork], to William Lloyd G...
Charles Marriott writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him ten dollars to pay for a number of Liberator subscriptions. He then comments on recent events like the Clerical Appeal as causing him "sadness & som... More
Letter from Mary Anne Rawson, Sheffield, [England], to William Lloyd G...
Mary Anne Rawson writes William Lloyd Garrison a few words concerning their recently-deceased mutual friend, George Thompson. Rawson states that despite her sense that "this poor earth seems the poorer" in Thom... More
Letter from Charles Marriott, Hudson, N[ew] Y[ork], to William Lloyd G...
Charles Marriott writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him ten dollars to pay for a number of Liberator subscriptions. He then comments on recent events like the Clerical Appeal as causing him "sadness & som... More
Letter from Aaron Macy Powell, Ghent, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garriso...
Aaron Macy Powell informs William Lloyd Garrison that he and his family have enjoyed Fanny Garrison's visit, and writes that she bears characteristics of both of her parents. Powell writes that Fanny shares Gar... More
Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Roxbury, [Mass.], to Oliver Johnso...
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Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Brooklyn, [Connecticut], to William Llo...
Samuel Joseph May writes to William Lloyd Garrison thanking him for sending "the present of 50 copies" of his Discourse and encouraging him to visit Brooklyn sometime during the month. He then discusses his new... More
Letter from James Cropper, Liverpool, [England], to William Lloyd Garr...
James Cropper writes to William Lloyd Garrison after receiving a bound volume of the Liberator for 1833 and telling him that he had subscribed through Joseph Sturge to receive the Liberator regularly. He then p... More
Letter from William Smeal, Glasgow, [Scotland], to William Lloyd Garri...
William Smeal writes to William Lloyd Garrison informing him that William Adam has learned from Charles Lenox Remond that "R[alph] R. Gurley & a Coloured [sic] female named Ela, have just arrived in Liverpool."... More
Letter from Oliver Johnson, [New York, N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garriso...
Oliver Johnson inquires if William Lloyd Garrison is quite certain that he had not been paid for one of his articles published in the Independent, as Johnson states that the accounting ledgers show that a check... More
Letter from James Forten, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania], to William Llo...
James Forten writes to William Lloyd Garrison discussing a work Garrison is about to publish (likely his "Thoughts on African Colonization"), sharing his hope that it "may be the means of opposing, in full, the... More
Letter from Jacon Merrill Manning, Boston, [Mass.] to William Lloyd Ga...
Jacob Merrill Manning notifies William Lloyd Garrison that he was visited that morning by a Mr. Hayward, a "gentleman connected with the Liberator", whom Manning gave his permission to list him among the speake... More
Letter from Elizabeth Cady Stanton, New York, [New York], to William L...
Elizabeth Cady Stanton writes to William Lloyd Garrison asking him to "help break in pieces this matron's 'Golden Calf' Abraham Lincoln", as she challenges a woman's claim that Garrison supports Lincoln for ree... More
Letter from Joseph Cassey, Philad[elphi]a, [Pennsylvania], to William ...
Joseph Cassey writes to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp "with much satisfaction" after seeing Arnold Buffum listed as the general agent for the Liberator in Pennsylvania in the last issue of the Liberato... More
Letter from Giles Badger Stebbins, Rochester, N[ew] Y[ork], to William...
Giles B. Stebbins writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him an obituary (not included) "of our much loved friend Susan R. Doty." Stebbins recalls that Garrison visited "her pleasant home a year since with Ge... More
Letter from Thodore Dwight Weld and Angelina Emily Grimke, to William ...
Theodore and Angelina Grimke Weld write William Lloyd Garrison expressing their wish that Garrison attend and speak at the funeral of Sarah Grimke, who passed away December 23, 1873. They include a typeset circ... More
William Lloyd Garrison, half-length portrait, seated, facing front, ag...
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Letter from Robert Rutherford, [Brown County, Ohio], to William Lloyd ...
Robert Rutherford writes to William Lloyd Garrison "on a subject that has lately absorbed all my feelings, I mean the slavery of our country." He mentions the efforts of the Chilicothe Presbytery to educate fre... More
Letter from Joseph Healy, Phila[delphia], [Pa.], to William Lloyd Garr...
At the request of the treasurer of the Bucks County Anti-Slavery Society, Joseph Healy sends William Lloyd Garrison twenty dollars for his personal use. Courtesy of Boston Public Library
Letter from William P. Powell, New York, [New York], to William Lloyd ...
William P. Powell, a physician, writes to William Lloyd Garrison about the new boarding house for seamen he has opened with the American Seaman's Friend Society. Powell explains that while this work is not dire... More
Letter from Oliver Johnson, [New York, N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garriso...
Oliver Johnson inquires if William Lloyd Garrison is quite certain that he had not been paid for one of his articles published in the Independent, as Johnson states that the accounting ledgers show that a check... More
Letter from E.B. Kenrick, Cambridgeport, [Cambridge, Mass.], to Willia...
E.B. Kenrick writes William Lloyd Garrison concerning an article published in a later November edition of the Liberator entitled "Phrenology versus Slavery", stating that it may be explained, and offers numerou... More
Letter from Mary Anne Rawson, Sheffield, [England], to William Lloyd G...
Mary A. Rawson writes to William Lloyd Garrison expressing her gratitude for Garrison's "great kindnes" in coming to visit her. Rawson discusses her "five large volumes of autographs and portraits" which includ... More
Letter from Mary Anne Rawson, Sheffield, [England], to William Lloyd G...
Mary A. Rawson writes to William Lloyd Garrison accepting his invitation to call on her. Rawson informs Garrison that there are many trains available to reach Sheffield and if he notifies her what time he shoul... More
Letter from Charles Marriott, Hudson, N[ew] Y[ork], to William Lloyd G...
Charles Marriott writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him ten dollars to pay for a number of Liberator subscriptions. He then comments on recent events like the Clerical Appeal as causing him "sadness & som... More
Letter from Mary Anne Rawson, Sheffield, [England], to William Lloyd G...
Mary A. Rawson writes to William Lloyd Garrison expressing her gratitude for Garrison's "great kindnes" in coming to visit her. Rawson discusses her "five large volumes of autographs and portraits" which includ... More
Letter from Mary Anne Rawson, Sheffield, [England], to William Lloyd G...
Mary A. Rawson writes to William Lloyd Garrison expressing her gratitude for Garrison's "great kindnes" in coming to visit her. Rawson discusses her "five large volumes of autographs and portraits" which includ... More
Letter from Harriet Beecher Stowe, Andover, [Massachusetts], to Willia...
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Beecher Stowe acknowledges Garrison's letter published in the Liberator on December 23, 1853 in reply to her letter, and she says she did not reply immediately ... More
Letter from Lydia White, Philad[elphi]a, [Pennsylvania], to William Ll...
Lydia White writes to William Lloyd Garrison after hearing "that the people of Boston and New Hampshire are becoming uneasy with using the produce of slave labor". She regrets, "that we have not a full supply a... More
Letter from Charles Wheeler Denison, Stonington, [Conn.], to William L...
Charles Wheeler Denison apologizes for not having done more for the slave and the abolitionist cause. Denison first heard of William Lloyd Garrison through Prentice, "late of the Hartford Review." Denison has f... More
Letter from James Forten, Philad[elphi]a, [Pennsylvania], to William L...
James Forten writes to William Lloyd Garrison telling him "the Liberator is highly valued here by all who have had opportunity to judge of it and others who have already heard of it are very anxious to peruse i... More
Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Brooklyn, [Connecticut], to William Llo...
Samuel Joseph May writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him "eight pages more of my sermon." He explains that he has enlarged it since it was delivered in Boston and has preached this newer sermon to his con... More
Letter from James Forten, Philadelphia, [Pennsylvania], to William Llo...
James Forten writes to William Lloyd Garrison pleased that Garrison "is still urging onward unintimidated by the many threats of personal violence from the South." He discusses the Southern hatred for the Liber... More
Letter from Samuel Joseph May, Brooklyn, [Connecticut], to William Llo...
Samuel J. May writes to William Lloyd Garrison requesting a copy of an earlier Liberator as he "wish[es] to preserve a complete file." He then comments on some recent articles in the Liberator before discussing... More
Letter from John Kenrick, Newton, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Ga...
John Kenrick writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him money for Benjamin Lundy's newspaper, The Genius of Universal Emancipation. Kenrick says he has "supported that work from the beginning" and also sends ... More
Letter from Henry Egbert Benson, Providence, [Rhode Island], to Willia...
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Henry Egbert Benson reports to Garrison that some new subscribers have not yet received their first copies of the Liberator and sends him money for another new subscrib... More
Letter from James P. Stewart and Robert W., Jacksonville, Ill[inois], ...
James P. Stewart and Robert W. Patterson write to William Lloyd Garrison stating that their community has discussed both the ideas of Garrison and his Liberator, as well as those of the American Colonization So... More
Letter from Simeon Smith Jocelyn, New Haven, [Connecticut], to William...
Simeon Smith Jocelyn writes to William Lloyd Garrison expressing his regret at not being able to attend the annual meeting of the New England Anti-Slavery Society. He asks if a letter he wrote "on the subject o... More
Letter from Harriet Winslow Sewall, Melrose, [Mass.], to William Lloyd...
Harriet Winslow Sewall regrets not having been inspired to write anything suitable for the Liberty Bell. She encloses a "trifle which may assist in the bodily development of the little book tho' I cannot contri... More
Letter from Henry Egbert Benson, Providence, [Rhode Island], to Willia...
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Henry Egbert Benson reports to Garrison that some new subscribers have not yet received their first copies of the Liberator and sends him money for another new subscrib... More
Letter from Lester Anson Miller, Woodstock, [Vermont], to William Lloy...
Lester Anson Miller writes this letter to William Lloyd Garrison in the form of a rhyming poem. He tells Garrison that his parents have allowed to him receive the Liberator but although, "I still desire to see ... More
Letter from Prudence Crandall, Brooklyn, [Connecticut], to William Llo...
Prudence Crandall writes this letter to "Mr. Editor" (William Lloyd Garrison was in England at the time) and describes her arrest and imprisonment, along with her sister, Almira Crandall, "for the crime of teac... More
Letter from Henry Egbert Benson, Providence, [Rhode Island], to Willia...
Henry Egbert Benson writes to William Lloyd Garrison sending him money to pay for 8 subscriptions to the Liberator and 3 to the Abolitionist. Benson then mentions a "long letter from Friend [Arnold] Buffum .. r... More
Letter from Joseph Cassey, Philad[elphi]a, [Pennsylvania], to William ...
Joseph Cassey writes to William Lloyd Garrison explaining that while people are interested in the periodical, the Abolitionist, "there exists in many cases a want of ability" as many African-Americans are "dest... More
Letter from Orson S. Murray, Shoreham, [Vt.], to William Lloyd Garriso...
Orson S. Murray writes William Lloyd Garrison on a number of matters, opening with a brief philosophizing concerning the cutting down of a large true wherein he laments that cutting down the "root of popular er... More
Letter from John B. Cutler, Boston, [Mass.], to William Lloyd Garrison...
John B. Cutler regards William Lloyd Garrison as a Moses going forth to plead the cause of the colored race. John B. Cutler writes: "Therefore we will offer up our Humble Petition to Heaven in your behalf, that... More
Letter from Nathan Blount, Poughkeepsie, [New York], to William Lloyd ...
Nathan Blount writes to William Lloyd Garrison identifying himself as "one of the misfortunate race (which you are endeavoring to raise)" and telling Garrison that he fears he was misunderstood in a previous le... More
Letter from Samuel N. Sweet, Adams, Jefferson County, N[ew] Y[ork], to...
Samuel N. Sweet writes to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp informing them that he has "obtained much valuable information on the subject of slaver, as it exists in our country, by the perusal of your exce... More
Letter from John Greenleaf Whittier, Haverhill, [Massachusetts], to Wi...
John Greenleaf Whittier writes to William Lloyd Garrison sharing his joy at the success of Garrison's "English Mission." He remarks on the progress of the antislavery cause and says that "we shall before long o... More
Letter from Arnold Buffum, Providence, [Rhode Island], to William Lloy...
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Arnold Buffum mentions his plans to travel to New York and discusses meetings held in Canterbury, Connecticut, "to devise ways and means to suppress P[rudence] Crandall... More