Holograph, signed.

William Lloyd Garrison is to speak in the Representatives' Chamber in the State House. He briefly describes being introduced to prominent citizens in Springfield. Garrison is suffering from a hoarse throat and ophthalmia of the right eye. The weather has been fair and glorious. He is stopping with William Henry Herndon, who is preparing a biography of President Lincoln. Garrison gives his itinerary. Layfayette, Indiana is his next stop. Garrison has realized $1,000 from his lecture tour, with his expenses not exceeding $150. He asks about the prospects of The Nation.

Merrill, Walter M. Letters of William Lloyd Garrison, v.5, no.143.