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Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 to Thomas W. Higginson

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07483.04 Author/Creator: Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: February 1, 1853 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 25.3 cm, Width: 20 cm Order a Copy

Discusses their list of lecturers, including Frederick Douglass, which he will publish in the next issue of the Liberator. Believes Douglass is on his way from Rochester and will be able to lecture on the 18th. Praises Higginson's speech as "excellent in manner, matter and spirit." On blue paper.

Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Higginson, Thomas Wentworth, 1823-1911

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