Johnson, Oliver (1809-1889) to unknown
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC07483.28 Author/Creator: Johnson, Oliver (1809-1889) Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 February 1870 Pagination: 1 p. ; 16 x 12 cm. Order a Copy
Addressed from "Ind. Office." Writes of an accidental stoppage of an exchange that the editorial office did not know about or allow. States he ordered it restored.
Johnson wrote a biography of William Lloyd Garrison called "William Lloyd Garrison and His Times" in 1880. He was an old friend of Garrison and in 1832 became one of the founders of the New England Anti-Slavery Society. He also worked with Garrison on the publication of the Liberator and served as editor during Garrison's trips to Britain in 1833 and 1840.
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