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Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], July 20, 1861

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Holograph, signed.This manuscript is bound in a folio volume.On page one of this manuscript, there is printed circular letter written on behalf of the American Anti-Slavery Society by William Lloyd Garrison, Wendell Phillips, and Samuel May, Jr. In the letter, they appeal for money for the continued support of the National Anti-Slavery Standard. Unless more money is raised, the National Anti-Slavery Standard will have to be discontinued.On pages two through four of this letter, there are handwritten lists of people in Boston and New York City and other towns where this circular letter was sent. An "x" next to a name indicates the person responsed to the circular letter.
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