Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Henry Egbert Benson, July 7, 1832
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Holograph, signed.William Lloyd Garrison was gratified by a visit from William M. Chace. Despite the large fire in Boston the night of his 4th of July address, Garrison drew a respectable size audience. The Rev. Joshua N. Danforth spoke on behalf of the Colonization Society in Dr. Beecher's church. A. Buffum is touring New England as an agent for the New England Anti-Slavery Society. The Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society formed in Providence.Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.1, no.67.
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- Abolitionists
- Africa
- African Americans
- Antislavery Movements
- Beecher, Lyman 1775 1863
- Benson, Henry Egbert 1814 1837
- Buffum, Arnold 1782 1859
- Chace, William M. 1814 1862
- Colonization
- Correspondence
- Danforth, Joshua N. (Joshua Noble) 1798 1861
- Garrison, William Lloyd 1805 1879
- History
- Slaver
- United States