Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Person
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Garrison, William Lloyd
File — Box 6: Series ABER, Folder: 28
Identifier: ABER MS MISC
Scope and Contents
From the Series:
The Abernethy manuscript miscellany collection is comprised of 19 boxes (18 regular and 1 oversize) organized alphabetically by author last name. This collection includes original manuscript and typescript letters and writings from American authors throughout the 19th and 21st centuries. Transcriptions of original manuscript letters are available for some items.
Dates:
1835 - 2000
Letters and miscellaneous writing, 1842-1893
Item — Box 6: Series ABER, Folder: 28
Identifier: ABER MS MISC
Scope and Contents
Includes one typed signed letter from Garrison to "Mrs. Emerton," dated November 20, 1893. In the letter, Garrison accepts Emerton's invitation to speak to the Mother's Club of Cambridge on the Single Tax. Also includes holograph signed copy of the sonnet "Freedom of the Mind" by Garrison, dated February 22, 1868. Includes one holograph signed inscription by Garrison regarding the subjugation of women to the "despotic will of man," dated August 13, 1842. Lastly, one fragment of a holograph...
Dates:
1842-1893
Robinson Family letters
Collection
Identifier: C-131
Scope and Contents
Letters of several generations of a number of related Quaker families in Vermont: principally the Robinsons, who were early settlers in Ferrisburgh, Vt., and the Stevens family, who were early settlers in East Montpelier, Vt. Letters include the Hoag and Jewell family of Charlotte, Vt., the Byrds of Vergennes, Vt., and the Rogers family of Ferrisburgh. Additional letters are from the Donaghy family, who came to Vergennes from Ireland during the Potato Famine and apparently changed their name...
Dates:
1757-1962
