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Chimney sweeps, Charleston, S.C.

1866

Photograph titles from inscriptions and captions on mounts.

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Letter from Henry Clarke Wright, Gloucester [Mass.], to William Lloyd Garrison, April 5 / [18]65

1865

Henry C. Wright encourages William Lloyd Garrison to attend the flag-raising ceremony at Fort Sumter that was recently seized by the Federal government.

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Letter from Oliver Johnson, New York, [N.Y.], to William Lloyd Garrison, 12 April, 1861

1861

Oliver Johnson forwards to William Lloyd Garrison a letter from M.D. Conway. Johnson informs Garrison that Conway cannot attend the "New York Anniversary", but wishes the opportunity to speak at the "N.E. Convention" in Boston. Johnson remarks that the papers have published excerpts of Wendell Phillips's speech in New Bedford, and that while he is confused by what he has read, he will refrain from judgement until reading the complete speech. Johnson closes by disagreeing with Phillips's assertions concerning William Seward's position vis-a-vis the "demonstrations at Fort Sumter", and states that the "feelings likely to be excited by the beginning of a war" are likely to end in rendering reconciliation "impossible".

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Letter from Samuel May, Jr., Leicester [Mass.], to Robert Folger Wallcut, April 12 [1865]

1865

Samuel May Jr. asks Robert Folger Wallcut to send a list of people an extract of the article that May wrote for the week’s Liberator. The letter ends with May relating Oliver Johnson’s account of William Lloyd Garrison setting off to Charleston on Arago [to attend the flag-raising ceremony at Fort Sumter]. George, Garrison’s son [who are serving just outside Charleston] will be furloughed to see his father.

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