Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Springfield, [Illinois], to Wendell Phillips Garrison, Nov. 25, 1865

Item Information

Title:
Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Springfield, [Illinois], to Wendell Phillips Garrison, Nov. 25, 1865
Addressee:
Garrison, Wendell Phillips, 1840-1907
Author:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
November 25, 1865
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Garrison, Wendell Phillips, 1840-1907
Herndon, William Henry, 1818-1891
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Extent:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 8 x 6 3/8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cv43rv18b
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Springfield, (Ill[inois])
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
William Lloyd Garrison is to speak in the Representatives' Chamber in the State House. He briefly describes being introduced to prominent citizens in Springfield. Garrison is suffering from a hoarse throat and ophthalmia of the right eye. The weather has been fair and glorious. He is stopping with William Henry Herndon, who is preparing a biography of President Lincoln. Garrison gives his itinerary. Layfayette, Indiana is his next stop. Garrison has realized $1,000 from his lecture tour, with his expenses not exceeding $150. He asks about the prospects of The Nation.
Notes (citation):
Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.5, no.143.
Identifier:
3135039
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.6, p.146
Barcode:
39999066776053
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