Letter from Nathaniel Swasey, Bath, [Maine], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1843 April 6th

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Nathaniel Swasey, Bath, [Maine], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1843 April 6th
Description:
Nathaniel Swasey writes to William Lloyd Garrison "in connection with the County Anti Slavery Society which was held in this place the 2d March, and the baseness of D. Sewall, a clergyman of Topsham in the meeting" and in his later writings. Swasey describes how Sewall disrupted the meeting and worked to prevent women from speaking at the meeting, insisting "that a female was not a person". He speculates on the progress of the antislavery cause and asserts "of one thing I am certain that the clergy are against us." Swasey then discusses past meetings he has attended and their relation to local houses of worship. In the postscript, he asks Garrison to make the necessary grammar and punctuation corrections if decides to publish the letter.
Author:
Swasey, Nathaniel
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
April 6, 1843
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
Antislavery movements--Religious aspects--Christianity--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Christianity
Social reformers--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Swasey, Nathaniel
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 32 x 20 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23x952p
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Place of origin:
Bath, [Maine]
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 circle containing a bird in the head- spine corner of the first page. Directly over the image of the bird, a checkmark has been drawn in pencil, and above the salutation the number "23" has also been drawn in pencil. In the head- fore corner of the first page, there is a purple circular stamp containing the words, "Garrison MSS." In the tail- spine corner of the first page, "V.13, p.23" has also been written in pencil, vertically, facing the fore edge of the page.
Identifier:
5048024
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.13, p.23
Barcode:
39999085439949