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Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Samuel May, July 22, 1852

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Holograph, signed.William Lloyd Garrison writes Samuel May, Jr.: "Friend Wallcut meant, without fail, to send you Twitchell's agreement and arrangement with us, yesterday, but did not succeed. Accompanying this is a copy of this week's Liberator, in which you will find what you desire, as expressed in Twitchell's own language." John Pierpont's scathing song about slave hunting will be sung at the Grove. Garrison wants Samuel May, Jr., to persuade Thomas Wentworth Higginson to attend and speak at their celebration.Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.4, no.42.
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  1. Abolitionists
  2. Anti Sabbath Convention (1848 : Boston, Mass.)
  3. Antislavery Movements
  4. Correspondence
  5. Garrison, William Lloyd 1805 1879
  6. Higginson, Thomas Wentworth 1823 1911
  7. History
  8. May, Samuel, Jr. 1810 1899
  9. Pierpont, John 1785 1866
  10. Slaver
  11. Twitchell, Ginery Bachelor 1811 1883
  12. United States

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