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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC07483.04 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1853 |
| Title | William Lloyd Garrison to Thomas W. Higginson discussing lecturers |
| Date | 1 February 1853 |
| Author | Garrison, William Lloyd (1805-1879) |
| Recipient | Higginson, Thomas Wentworth |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses their list of lecturers, including Frederick Douglass, which he will publish in the next issue of the Liberator. Believes Douglass is on his way from Rochester and will be able to lecture on the 18th. Praises Higginson's speech as "excellent in manner, matter and spirit." On blue paper. |
| Subjects | African American History Abolition Slavery Reform Movement |
| People | Garrison, William Lloyd (1805-1879) Higginson, Thomas Wentworth (1823-1911) |
| Place written | Boston, Massachusetts |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Additional Information | Higginson was an American author, abolitionist, and soldier. He was colonel of the First South Carolina Volunteers, the first regiment recruited from former slaves for the Federal service during the Civil War. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |
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