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Letter from Henry Grew, Philadelphia, [Pa.], to William Lloyd Garrison, Nov. 29th, 1834

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Holograph, signed.The delivery address is: Mr. Wm L. Garrison, Boston.Henry Grew writes: "We have attended several meetings of the Female Anti-Slavery Society in this city. Mr. Purvis and myself delivered addresses last Thursday evening to a crowded assembly." He hopes that George Thompson will come to Philadelphia. He fears that the Lord will punish the U.S. for the sin of slavery. He wants to subscribe to the Liberator. He ends the letter with a brief sermon on William Lloyd Garrison's marriage and good wishes regarding his wife: "May she, by the divine bessing, be a helpmeet indeed in the glorious course of truth and righteousness, and a solace to you in every hour of trouble."
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  1. Abolitionists
  2. Antislavery Movements
  3. Correspondence
  4. Garrison, Helen Eliza 1811 1876
  5. Garrison, William Lloyd 1805 1879
  6. Grew, Henry 1781 1862
  7. History
  8. Pennsylvania
  9. Philadelphia
  10. Slaver
  11. Thompson, George 1804 1878
  12. United States

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