Letter from Francis George Shaw, New York, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1863 Nov[ember] 4

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Title:
Letter from Francis George Shaw, New York, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1863 Nov[ember] 4
Description:
Francis George Shaw writes to William Lloyd Garrison thanking him for his letter, commenting that "if any parents could be reconciled to the early death of an only son [Robert Gould Shaw], we ought to be." Shaw says he and his wife are thankful that their son "was chosen, among so many equals, to be the martyred hero of the downtrodden of our land - but the heart does not reason ..." He also thanks Garrison for the photograph he had sent him and promises to send Garrison a potrait and write the date on the back as he requested.
Author:
Shaw, Francis George, 1809-1882
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
November 4, 1863
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
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Shaw, Francis George, 1809-1882
Shaw, Robert Gould, 1837-1863
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 21 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z1108792
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
New York, [New York]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
5863401
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.32, p.60B
Barcode:
39999085840344