Wendell Phillips letter to Geo. B. Blake, circa 1870 July 17.

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Wendell Phillips letter to Geo. B. Blake, circa 1870 July 17.

Phillips writes to Geo. B. Blake, 17 July, circa 1870, thanking him for a sympathetic note, mentioning his unpopularity in connection with a rumor that [ Ulysses S.]Grant did not know.

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Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884

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Wendell Phillips (born November 29, 1811, Boston, Massachusetts – died February 2, 1884, Boston, Massachusetts), orator and reformer, was one of the leaders of the abolitionist movement in Boston, Massachusetts, wrote frequently for William Lloyd Garrison's Liberator, and eventually became president of the American Anti-Slavery Society. He contributed much to the cause through inflammatory speeches favoring the division of the Union and opposing the acquisition of Texas and the war with Mexico. ...

Blake, Geo. B.,

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