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Letter from Oliver Johnson, New York, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, May 25, 1865

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Holograph, signed.Title devised by cataloger.Letter is addressed from "90 E. 12th St., New York".Letter terminates abruptly mid-sentence. The remainder can be found under call no. MS A.1.2 v.34, p.56A.Johnson informs Garrison that "the testimony of my friends in regard to my valedictory is unanimous", and that among all his closest colleagues and peers, Tilton alone had advised against publishing the column. Johnson, however, dismisses Tilton's concerns, arguing that Tilton "does not understand and therefore cannot appreciate the situation". Johnson states that the Standard is presently supervised by "that distinguished Garrisonian Abolitionist", G.W. Smalley. Johnson states that he hopes that when Garrison gathers his thoughts to write concerning the anniversary meeting that he will not neglect to tackle Phillips's "attack upon the Standard".
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Keywords

  1. Abolitionists
  2. American Anti Slavery Society
  3. Antislavery Movements
  4. Congresses
  5. Congresses And Conventions
  6. Correspondence
  7. Garrison, William Lloyd 1805 1879
  8. History
  9. Johnson, Oliver 1809 1889
  10. M'kim, J. Miller (James Miller) 1810 1874
  11. National Anti Slavery Standard
  12. Phillips, Wendell 1811 1884
  13. Quincy, Edmund 1808 1877
  14. Slaver
  15. Smalley, George W. (George Washburn) 1833 1916
  16. Smedley, R.C. (Robert Clemens) 1832 1883
  17. Tilton, Theodore 1835 1907
  18. United States

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