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Garrison, Francis Jackson, 1848-1916 to Morse

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07483.09 Author/Creator: Garrison, Francis Jackson, 1848-1916 Place Written: Boston, Massachusetts Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 1861-1865 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 20.3 cm, Width: 25 cm Order a Copy

Francis J. Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison's son and biographer informs Morse that he has found a room in a boarding house for him on Highland St. for $10 a week. Describes the room in detail. Asks if he would like to arrange to see it and to notify him soon. Writes that he will be in town at the Anti-Slavery office tomorrow. States of the landlady, "I understand that she sets a very good table, if that is any inducement to you." Written from Rockledge, the Garrison home in Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts.

Garrison, Francis Jackson, 1848-1916

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