Lydia Maria Child — abolitionist and social reformer
- Creator(s):
- Child, Lydia Maria
- Title:
- Letter to Mr. Strickland
- Publication/Origin:
- 6 December 1875
- Description:
- Child replies to Strickland’s request for her autograph and information about John Brown, noting, “The only letter I ever received from John Brown I gave to a Sanitary Commission Fair in time of the war. They Sold it for $25.” About Brown’s raid on Harper’s Ferry she writes, “Noble old man! His foray into Virginia seemed a wild project, but the feeling that impelled him was grand: and I know of nothing in History more sublime than his conduct in prison, and at the place of execution. I shall never again witness such moral heroism as was brought out by the struggle of Freedom with Slavery.”
- Citation:
- Child, Lydia Maria, Letter to Mr. Strickland, 6 December 1875, Lisa Unger Baskin Collection, Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University. Accessed April 18, 2025, https://exhibits.library.duke.edu/exhibits/show/baskin/item/4191