Letter from Julia A. Shearman, Lexington, [Virginia], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1866 March 30th

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Title:
Letter from Julia A. Shearman, Lexington, [Virginia], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1866 March 30th
Description:
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Julia A. Shearman asks Garrison if he remembers meeting her during a visit to England to attend "the Antislavery convention which drew together the most distinguished philanthropists of the day." She informs Garrison that he spent an evening at her house where he took "a little girl of nine years old on your knee & call[ed] her you 'little abolitionist'?" Shearman tells Garrison that her family has since moved to the United States and she is currently "a missionary teacher to the Freedmen in this place" and her brother is a "lawyer of promise in N. York." Shearman also offers to write again and send Garrison more details about her work if he is interested.
Author:
Shearman, Julia A.
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
March 30, 1866
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
Women abolitionists--England--History--19th century
Women educators--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Women abolitionists
Women educators--United States
Shearman, Julia A.
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Places:
England
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 19 x 22 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x332z
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Lexington, [Virginia]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper with an embossed logo in the head- spine corner of a lion standing on a crown, inside of a circle. Above the salutation, the number "41" is writen in pencil.
Identifier:
4749889
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.34, p.135B
Barcode:
39999085438669