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Letter from Oliver Johnson, New York, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, March 22, 1874
1874-03-22
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889, Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Holograph, signed.
- Title:
- Letter from Oliver Johnson, New York, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, March 22, 1874
- Creator:
- Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889, Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
- Date Created:
- 1874-03-22
- Description:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript is addressed from "27 West 18th St., New York".
Oliver Johnson compliments William Lloyd Garrison on his article published in the Boston Journal, declaring that it is possessed of "the fire and inspriation of your most vigorous years". Johnson states that he read Garrison's article in the Independent on Charles Sumner, calling it a "just and eloquent tribute to his character and memory", and expressing his opinion that, in light of the massive fraud and corruption exposed in the Grant administration, that Garrison must surely "regret the severity" of his attacks against Sumner in 1872. Johnson opines that President Grant impresses him as a man of "low moral tone". Johnson informs Garrison that the fourth article in his series on the history of the early antislavery movement will be published shortly, and that it will cover the founding of the Liberator and the New England Anti-Slavery Society.
Item details
- Partner:
- Digital Commonwealth
- Contributing Institution:
- Boston Public Library
- Subjects:
- Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Political corruption--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877)
Political corruption--United States--History
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Boston Journal (Firm)
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854)
Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society
Johnson, Oliver 1809-1889
Sumner, Charles 1811-1874
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson) 1822-1885
Garrison, William Lloyd 1805-1879 - Type:
- text
- Format:
- CorrespondenceManuscripts
- Rights:
- No known restrictions on use.
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