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Letter from Oliver Johnson, New York, [N.Y], to William Lloyd Garrison, Dec[ember] 4, 1857
1857-12-04
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889, Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Holograph, signed.
- Title:
- Letter from Oliver Johnson, New York, [N.Y], to William Lloyd Garrison, Dec[ember] 4, 1857
- Creator:
- Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889, Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
- Date Created:
- 1857-12-04
- Description:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Oliver Johnson accepts William Lloyd Garrison's explanation behind his dismissal by the Executive Committee "in good faith", and takes assurance in knowing that the "measure was adopted not willingly but with reluctance, for pecuniary reasons only". Johnson reiterates his displeasure with the manner in which the dismissal was effected. Johnson states his conviction that the Excutive Committee are panicking at temporary economic misfortune, and declares that their present state of finances cannot be so poor that they should "cripple our operations at this important point".
Item details
- Partner:
- Digital Commonwealth
- Contributing Institution:
- Boston Public Library
- Subjects:
- Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Depressions--1857--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Depressions
National anti-slavery standard
Johnson, Oliver 1809-1889
Bowditch, William I. (William Ingersoll) 1819-1909
Browne, Martha Griffith 1828-1906
American Anti-Slavery Society Executive Committee
Garrison, William Lloyd 1805-1879
Gay, Sydney Howard 1814-1888 - Type:
- text
- Format:
- CorrespondenceManuscripts
- Rights:
- No known restrictions on use.
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