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Letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Henry Egbert Benson, July 21, 1832

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Holograph, signed.William Lloyd Garrison writes: "The cause of Freedom is and always has been the cause of Irishmen. Oppressed themselves, they can appreciate the sufferings of others." He has received encouraging news regarding Arnold Buffum's mission. Buffum will deliver an address in Pawtucket tomorrow. Conversions from colonization to abolitionist principles are multiplying. William Lloyd Garrison's "Thoughts on African Colonization" was well noticed by various newspapers. Lord Brougham petitioned the House of Commons for the abolition of slavery in the British colonies. Garrison urges starting an anti-slavery society in Providence with four men. Garrison denounces the "miserable pride" of Mr. Danforth and his associates.Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.1, no.68.
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  1. Abolitionists
  2. Africa
  3. African Americans
  4. Antislavery Movements
  5. Benson, Henry Egbert 1814 1837
  6. Brougham And Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron 1778 1868
  7. Buffum, Arnold 1782 1859
  8. Colonization
  9. Correspondence
  10. Danforth, Joshua N. (Joshua Noble) 1798 1861
  11. Garrison, William Lloyd 1805 1879
  12. History
  13. Slaver
  14. United States

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