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Letter from John Greenleaf Whittier, Amesbury, [Massachusetts], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1859 [February] 23rd

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Holograph, signed.Title devised by cataloger.John Greenleaf Whittier writes to William Lloyd Garrison about a circular issued "relative to our old & noble f[rien]d Geo[rge] Thompson." Whittier says that "I wish I was rich for his sake" but encloses $2 for him along with his "fervent desire for his trestorial to health & Happiness." Whittier also comments on Wendell Phillips "noble speech", calling it "one of his best."
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Keywords

  1. Abolitionists
  2. Antislavery Movements
  3. Correspondence
  4. Garrison, William Lloyd 1805 1879
  5. History
  6. Phillips, Wendell 1811 1884
  7. Slaver
  8. Social Reformers
  9. Thompson, George 1804 1878
  10. United States
  11. Whittier, John Greenleaf 1807 1892

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