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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05508.262.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1870s |
| Title | John G. Whittier to Maria Child discussing the Yearly Quaker Meeting |
| Date | 28 June 1879 |
| Author | Whittier, John Greenleaf (1807-1892) |
| Recipient | Child, Maria |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Discusses the Yearly Quaker Meeting he just returned from, in addition to speakers at Garrison's funeral and William Lloyd Garrison's views on the after life. Whittier is "shocked by the barbarism & superstition of our popular faith." He says another George Fox is needed to call men to a life of the spirit. He thanks Child for the translation of George Sand. |
| Subjects | Poetry Literature and Language Arts Religion Quaker Reform Movement Death Superstition Woman Author Women's History |
| People | Whittier, John Greenleaf (1807-1892) Child, Maria (fl. 1879) Garrison, William L. (1805-1879) |
| Place written | Danvers, Massachusetts |
| Theme | Religion; Arts & Literature |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |