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Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, New Lyme, (Ohio), to Helen Eliza Garrison, Aug. 20, 1847

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Holograph, signed.In Hartford, Ohio, William Lloyd Garrison gave a brief talk on phonography. He arrived in New Lyme for the anniversary of the Western Anti-Slavery Society. Just after his arrival, there were severe rainstorms. The great tent that was set up to hold a large audience was blown down and had to be put up again with great effort. A large concourse of people attended the meetings, including Congressmen Giddings and Tilden. A poetic welcome was written by Benjamin S. Jones and sung by a choir. Yesterday, 4,000 people attended. Frederick Douglass, Stephen S. Foster, and William Lloyd Garrison spoke in favor of disunion; Mr. Joshua R. Giddings spoke against disunion. The Liberty Party abolitionists are more friendly than those of their party in the East. The convention in Painesville begins tomorrow; the speaking schedule is busy, with little time for breaks between meetings. The reception was very kind. Money contributions to the cause are less liberal than those made in the East.Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.3, no.210.
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Keywords

  1. Abolitionists
  2. Antislavery Movements
  3. Correspondence
  4. Douglass, Frederick 1818 1895
  5. Foster, Stephen S. (Stephen Symonds) 1809 1881
  6. Garrison, Helen Eliza 1811 1876
  7. Garrison, William Lloyd 1805 1879
  8. Giddings, Joshua R. (Joshua Reed) 1795 1864
  9. History
  10. Jones, Benjamin Smith 1812 1862
  11. Liberty Party (U.S. : 1840 1848)
  12. Secession
  13. Slaver
  14. Tilden, Daniel R. (Daniel Rose) 1804 1890
  15. United States
  16. Western Anti Slavery Society

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