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Holograph, signed.Title devised by cataloger.Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. Pages 1-6 are numbered in the head- fore corner of the page. On the 8th page, the letter is addressed to "By Halifax Steamer from Liverpool[,] William Lloyd Garrison 25, Corn Hill Boston New England U.S. America", and the remains of a red seal are visible along the spine edge of the page. It is also postmarked with a red square stamp containing the words, "Paid Ju 3 1841".Richard Davis Webb writes to William Lloyd Garrison about J.A. Collins' stay with him in Dublin before he returned to Glasgow. Webb describes Collins' mission around the British Isles, even noting how his suffering from "cholic pain" interfered with his work. He discusses the role of the clergy in the antislavery movement and comments, "I hardly see how a man can adhere to any sect without the surrender of his right of private judgement & moral independence." Webb then discusses letters between American abolitionists that Collins possessed and asks Garrison to write to Richard Allen, as "he would be very much gratified by a letter from thee, which he has never yet had." He also discusses Joseph Sturge and the influence of religion on the antislavery movement in the British Isles, remarking that "'Friends' have been almost the only contributors to the Anti-Slavery cause in Ireland." On the seventh page, Webb begins, "It is now Thursday, June 3" and he summarizes Collins' work in...

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