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Letter from Oliver Johnson, New York, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, 28 May, 1864

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Holograph, signed.Title devised by cataloger.Manuscript addressed from "Anti-Slavery Office".Oliver Johnson states to William Lloyd Garrison his sincere hopes that the "sun of righteousness" will "break through the clouds of war, shining upon a land without a slave!" Johnson confides that he is dreads to hear the report from the New England Convention, fearing it a "scene of of contention and folly". Johnson expresses his belief that Abraham Lincoln will secure renonimation for a second term. Johnson advises Garrison on the best date for he and George Thompson to meet with them at Longwood.
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Keywords

  1. Abolitionists
  2. American Anti Slavery Society
  3. Antislavery Movements
  4. Correspondence
  5. Election
  6. Elections
  7. Garrison, William Lloyd 1805 1879
  8. History
  9. Johnson, Oliver 1809 1889
  10. Lincoln, Abraham 1809 1865
  11. Phillips, Wendell 1811 1884
  12. Presidents
  13. Slaver
  14. Social Reformers
  15. Thompson, George 1804 1878
  16. United States

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