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Letter from Rebecca Moore, Manchester, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, Sep[tember] 9 - 1846

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Moore, Rebecca

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Holograph, signed.Title devised by cataloger.Manuscript recto has an embossed seal featuring a crown on the top-left of the letterhead.Manuscript rector is stamped "Garrison MSS." in blue ink.Manuscript addressed from "Atholl Place-Higher Broughton Manchester".Rebecca Moore expresses to William Lloyd Garrison her hopes that Garrison will consent to voyage to England to aid the abolitionist cause there, asserting their need of help in "enlightening the darkness of this place". Moore states her hopes that Garrison will come with Frederick Douglass, and offers them both her hospitality during their proposed stay.
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