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Letter from Wendell Phillips, to William Lloyd Garrison, June 30 [1865]

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Holograph, signed.Title devised by cataloger.Manuscript annotated on recto, with "107" in pencil to the left of the opening paragraph, "June 30, 1865" in pencil along top-right margin of page, and "W.H. Herndon" in pencil underneath opening line of text.Wendell Phillips forwards to William Lloyd Garrison a letter by William Henry Herndon, whom Phillips identifies as "the law partner" of President Abraham Lincoln. Phillips informs Garrison that Herndon is composing a biographical work on Lincoln, and requests that Garrison assist Herndon with his inquiries if he is able.
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Keywords

  1. Abolitionists
  2. Antislavery Movements
  3. Correspondence
  4. Garrison, William Lloyd 1805 1879
  5. Herndon, William Henry 1818 1891
  6. History
  7. Lincoln, Abraham 1809 1865
  8. Phillips, Wendell 1811 1884
  9. Slaver
  10. Social Reformers
  11. United States

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