Cook, T

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Holograph, signed.Title devised by cataloger.Before the letter begins, a printed prospectus advertises a new periodical, "The Voice in the Wilderness, A New Cabinet of Wonders," with subscriptions to be sent to "T. Cook, 31, Cherry Street, above Fourth, Philadelphia." On verso, the letter is addressed to "W.L. Garrison & - & - & - Boston" and it is postmarked with a red, octagonal stamp reading, "Phila 19 Aug."T. Cook writes to William Lloyd Garrison about his "battle with a Virignia D[octo]r who made a furious attack against me in my absence in one of our Baptist Churches." Cook says he exposed the doctor as a slaveholder, and in a public discussion, asked, "Wheter it is consistant [sic] for profess[e]d Christians ... to hold communion and Christian fellowship with slaveholders." He then tells Garrison that he has purchased a store but is now in debt to his landlord, "your old friend I have heard Joseph Sharpless," and he asks Garrison to loan him some money. Cook says he "expect[s] 1,000 copies of 'The Voice in the Wilderness['] on the first, and I know it will sell," promising Garrison a copy if he well help him and send him money. He also asks Garrison to help distribute his prospectus and he offers to sell "what anty-slavery [sic] publications you think best for sale, or distribution in my store."

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