BIB_ID
296570
Accession number
MA 1305.3
Creator
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889.
Display Date
1884 July 30.
Credit line
Acquired before 1949.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 20.4 cm
Notes
Endorsed below Johnson's signature by Heaton "Keep this letter until you return or send it back by mail. J.H."
Part of the Jacob Heaton scrapbook, which contains over 100 entries, letters, photographs, engravings and ephemera related primarily to the abolitionist movement. Items of importance have been described in 45 individual catalog records (MA 1305.1-45); see collection record for more information.
Part of the Jacob Heaton scrapbook, which contains over 100 entries, letters, photographs, engravings and ephemera related primarily to the abolitionist movement. Items of importance have been described in 45 individual catalog records (MA 1305.1-45); see collection record for more information.
Summary
Mentioning his bad health and musing on aging, noting: "you and I must take our place among the "old folks."" Discussing their work towards the abolition of slavery, and praising Heaton's lifelong commitment, stating "you were a faithful soldier in the great cause of emancipation."
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