Letter to] Dear Wife [manuscript pdf

Letter to] Dear Wife [manuscript

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Holograph, signed with initials’, ‘In Harrisburg, William Lloyd Garrison enjoyed the hospitality of Dr. Rutherford and his wife. At the meeting that evening there was a small turnout of only 25 people due to the fact that it was the night before the election. Nevertheless, Garrison gave a speech that lasted an hour and a half. He had a hoarse throat at the start of the speech and now fears being voiceless at the Salem anniversary meeting. Garrison describes Altoona and the region. Garrison leaves for Pittsburgh in a few minutes not knowing if meetings have been arranged for him in Pittsburgh and Alleghany. Yesterday, it rained all day and was gloomy’, ‘Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison

• Creator/s: Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879, Garrison, Helen Eliza, 1811-1876, recipient
• Date: 1858
• Book Topics/Themes: Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879, Garrison, Helen Eliza, 1811-1876, Rutherford, William Wilson, 1805-1873, Antislavery movements, Abolitionists

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