Letter from Lewis Tappan, New York, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1836 Feb[ruary] 25
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Holograph, signed.Title devised by cataloger.On verso, the letter is addressed to "W.L. Garrison Esquire Brooklyn Ct." and it is postmarked with a red, circular stamp reading, "New-York Feb 25."Lewis Tappan writes to William Lloyd Garrison telling him that "Israel Lewis has sued my brother [Arthur Tappan], 1. for Slander, and 2. for money in his hands when suit was commenced on note of Israel Lewis & Nath[anie]l Paul." Tappan asks Garrison questions about the money Paul sent to Garrison while he was in England and summarizes his view of the case. He then states that Thedore Dwight Weld "has delivered 9 lectures at Utica to a crowded house" and it is reported that "many converts are made." He also comments on Garrison's remarks about Gerrit Smith, noting "We ought to deal kindly with such a man as Mr. Smith, but until he confesses his faults he ought to be rebuked publicly." Tappan also congratulates Garrison "on the birth of an heir!" [his first child, George Thompson Garrison].
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- Abolitionists
- Antislavery Movements
- Correspondence
- Garrison, William Lloyd 1805 1879
- History
- Lewis, Israel
- Paul, Nathaniel 1792 Or 1793 1839
- Slaver
- Smith, Gerrit 1797 1874
- Social Reformers
- Tappan, Arthur 1786 1865
- Tappan, Lewis 1788 1873
- United States
- Weld, Theodore Dwight 1803 1895