Letter from Joseph Mitford, Freemasons' Hall, [London, England], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1840 [June] 18

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Title:
Letter from Joseph Mitford, Freemasons' Hall, [London, England], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1840 [June] 18
Description:
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, Joseph Mitford welcomes Garrison to England and recalls that they met the previous summer when Mitford visited Boston with his daughter. They were introduced at that time to Garrison through William Bassett who also introduced them to Lydia Maria Child and the home of Maria Weston Chapman. Mitford invites Garrison to meet him in Southampton where he "shall be highly gratified to receive thee and to return, if thou will allow me, a little of that kind consideration of which in America I received so much from thine and from other hands." He also proposes meeting Garrison in London during the World Anti-Slavery Convention, if he has any available time. In the postscript, Mitford adds that he lives "at Millbrook 3 1/2 miles on the Poole Road from Southampton."
Author:
Mitford, Joseph
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
[June 18, 1840]
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--England--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Mitford, Joseph
Bassett, William, 1803-1871
General Anti-slavery Convention (1st : 1840 : London, England)
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Places:
England
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 20 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z110284p
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Place of origin:
Freemasons' Hall, [London, England]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
On verso, the letter is addressed to "Wm. Lloyd Garrison."
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
5829084
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.9, p.53
Barcode:
39999085839015