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Letter from Henry Egbert Benson, Providence, [Rhode Island], to Willaim Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp, 1832 Nov[ember] 23d

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Holograph, signed.Title devised by cataloger.Henry Egbert Benson writes to William Lloyd Garrison and Isaac Knapp acknowledging the recipt of their circular and assuring them that "the Liberator shall never go down for want of support as long as there is a true friend to the cause of humanity & justice in this town." Benson declares "the Liberator must go on" and promises to "immediately see what can be done - both among the whites & the colored people." If Garrison and Knapp cannot raise the needed funds in one month, Benson asks for an additional ten days and "you shall have whatever sum you require."
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