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Letter from William Robson, Warrington, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1859 March 3

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Holograph, signed.Title devised by cataloger.Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on blue paper. In the head- spine corner there is a small checkmark drawn in pencil next to the phrase, "To W.L. Garrison,". Along the spine edge, just before the first line of the letter, the number "27" is also drawn in pencil.In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, William Robson conveys his sympathy after learning from Henry C. Wright that Mrs. [Helen Eliza] Garrison is ill. Robson tells Garrison to tell his "dear wife ... that there are many hearts beating with quickened pulse for any thing that effects her, that in her welfare thousands rejoice ..." Robson also tells Garrison that "[Sarah Parker] Remond has succeeded in producing a very favorable impression here both towards herself & the cause she pleads," and describes her work at anti-slavery meetings. He specifically mentions a silver watch that Remond received as a gift and was inscribed, "Presented to Miss S. P. Remond by Englishwomen: her sisters in Warrington." He talks about his trip to Dublin with Remond and shares news of the anti-slavery movement in England and Ireland.
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