Letter from Gerrit Smith, Peterboro, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1841 June 1

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Gerrit Smith, Peterboro, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1841 June 1
Description:
Gerrit Smith writes to William Lloyd Garrison passing along a note from his "brother James C. Jackson" about his severe illness. Smith tells Garrison that Jackson "has suffered a great deal" but yet "he is in good spirit." He adds that "His friends are forbidden to see him."
Author:
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
June 1, 1841
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Temperance--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Temperance--United States
Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Jackson, James C., 1811-1895
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 33 x 20 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x136n
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Peterboro, [New York]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in blue ink on white paper. On the first page, in the head- spine corner there is a small checkmark in pencil, while beneath the salutation, the number "173" is also written in pencil. On the second page, the letter is addressed to "Wm. Lloyd Garrison No. 25 Cornhill Boston Massachusetts" and is stamped with a red circular stamp that reads "Peterboro N.Y. Jun 1". Along the spine edge of the page, is the remnant of a red circular seal. The third and fourth pages contain a printed letter titled, "Temperance Revival in Peterboro, N.Y.", dated "Peterboro, May 3, 1841." On the fourth page, the word "magnanimously" has been underlined and in the margin the word "unambiguously" has been written vertically in blue ink.
Identifier:
4745175
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.12.1, p.37
Barcode:
39999085504247