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Holograph, signedIn this letter, William Lloyd Garrison tells about a railroad accident, just outside of Boston, in which the engine and baggage cars were thrown off the track. During the two hour delay, the passengers kept "their spirits up by pouring spirits down." Garrison was accompanied by Wendell Phillips, Samual May, Jr., and Samuel Brooke. They found that all was well at Isaac T. Hopper's house. Attendance at the meetings was larger than ever. Wendell Phillips surpassed himself. The presence of Lucretia Mott, Lucy Stone, and Abby K. Foster is mentioned. The weather was rainy. Garrison dislikes New YorkMerrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison

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