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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC08944 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1880s |
| Title | Robert Purvis to Wendell P. Garrison answering questions about William Lloyd Garrison |
| Date | 17 February 1881 |
| Author | Purvis, Robert (1810-1898) |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Answers questions about William Lloyd Garrison. Comments on his 1833 trip to England, at which time "he was indicted for a libel, by several of the persecutors, of Miss." Explains how he, Lewis Tappan, and others helped Garrison escape apprehension and make the trip. Also comments on Nathaniel Jocelyn's 1833 portrait of Garrison, which was thought "by all his friends, as a most excellent likeness" and subsequently used to make engravings. Mentions the publication of the Liberator. Notes that he recollects Tappan making a statement at an 1833 convention, probably the Anti-Slavery Convention in Philadelphia. Wendell P. Garrison, William Lloyd Garrison's son, was then editing his father's collected papers. |
| Subjects | Abolition African American History Slavery Reform Movement Travel Law Art, Music, Theater, and Film Journalism |
| People | Purvis, Robert (1810-1898) Garrison, Wendell Phillips (1840-1907) Garrison, William Lloyd (1805-1879) |
| Place written | Washington, D.C. |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |