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008 090115s1846 xx 000 i eng d
033 00 $a18460726
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040 $aBRL
099 $aMs.A.1.1 v.4, p.22
100 1 $aGarrison, William Lloyd,$d1805-1879.
245 10 $a[Letter to] My Dear Wife$h[manuscript].
260 $aAt Sea,$cAugust [i.e. July] 26, 1846 [through August 3, 1846].
300 $a1 leaf (4 p.) ;$c9 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.
500 $aHolograph, signed.
500 $aWilliam Lloyd Garrison writes this letter to his wife, Helen Eliza Benson, on his journey across the Atlantic from Boston to London. Garrison writes with great affection; he cherishes his home, his wife, and his children. Garrison's mission of three or four months is a personal sacrifice for his family, but he feels a duty to the anti-slavery cause. On the voyage, the steamer struck a reef near Halifax and they sprung a leak that caused continual concern. Though Garrison was only seasick two or three days, he kept to his berth most of the trip in a state of languor. Garrison reminisces on the deaths in the Benson family and the changes that have occured since he first met his wife. He inquires about his baby daughter Fanny. At the top of page four of this manuscript, Garrison continues this letter in Liverpool on July 31, 1846. The city is in a state of excitement anticipating Prince Albert's visit. Garrison remarks that the British attachment to royalty borders on idolatry. William L. Garrison was met at the dock by Henry C. Wright and George Thompson. Garrison continues this letter on Monday, August 3, in London. He is staying at the home of George Thompson while in London.
510 4 $aMerrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison,$cv.3, no.143.
600 10 $aGarrison, William Lloyd,$d1805-1879$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aGarrison, Helen Eliza,$d1811-1876$vCorrespondence.
600 10 $aThompson, George,$d1804-1878.
600 10 $aWebb, Richard Davis,$d1805-1872.
600 10 $aWright, Henry Clarke,$d1797-1870.
650 0 $aAntislavery movements$zUnited States$xHistory$y19th century.
650 0 $aAbolitionists$zUnited States$y19th century$vCorrespondence.
655 0 $aLetters.
655 0 $aManuscripts.
700 1 $aGarrison, Helen Eliza,$d1811-1876,$erecipient.
830 0 $aWilliam Lloyd Garrison Correspondence (1823-1879)
999 $ashots: 4