Letter from James Porter, New York, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Sept[ember] 9th 1872
Description:
James Porter writes William Lloyd Garrison expressing his sincere appreciation for Garrison's "most timely letter" to Charles Sumner, and states that Garrison, "of all men in the country", is particularly well-equipped to respond to Sumner and Horace Greeley on the matter at hand. Porter declares that while slavery is now abolished, there remain "[p]ortions of the South" which continue to fight to "recover their losses", and opines that these forces, knowing that Grant will not assist them, pull for Greeley's election as a means to reverse the gains of Reconstruction.
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Portion of manuscript missing along upper-left margin of recto, which renders a portion of text on verso illegible.
Manuscript annotated on recto, with "69" in pencil beneath letterhead recipient.