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Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, West Randolf, [Vt.], to Helen Eliza Garrison, Aug. 26, 1858

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Holograph, signed.They were joined on they way by Mr. Samuel May, Jr., and the Covenanter, Nathan Robinson Johnston. William Lloyd Garrison was taken to the home of Benjamin W. Dyer, an anti-slavery friend. There is prejudice against Dyer on account of his radical views. The churches here are so "anti-Garrisonian" that the meeting had to be held in a dance hall. The anti-slavery movement in Vermont is mainly Republican. Hence, there is uneasiness among the Republican leaders lest the anti-slavery lectures damage the Republican Party. The audiences behaved properly, except for a small disturbance at the last meeting. Parker Pillsbury was more provoking than the other speakers. Garrison's remarks were favorably received. Garrison is staying with James Hutchinson in Braintree. The weather has been lovely. The Green Mountains are beautiful.Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.4, no.230.
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  1. Abolitionists
  2. Antislavery Movements
  3. Correspondence
  4. Dyer, Benjamin W
  5. Garrison, Helen Eliza 1811 1876
  6. Garrison, William Lloyd 1805 1879
  7. History
  8. Hutchinson, James 1826 1911
  9. Johnston, N. R. (Nathan Robinson) 1820
  10. May, Samuel, Jr. 1810 1899
  11. Pillsbury, Parker 1809 1898
  12. Slaver
  13. United States

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