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<dl><dd>Handwritten copy of letter; not William Lloyd Garrison's handwriting. Whereabouts of original manuscript unknown</dd>
<dd>William Lloyd Garrison gratefully accknowledges and thanks Thomas Bradford Drew for the gift of numerous bouquets of mayflowers. Garrison writes about the Civil War: "All my sympathies and wishes are with the government, because it is entirely in the right, and acting strictly in self-defence and for self-preservation. This I can say without any compromise of my peace principles."</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879; Drew, Thomas Bradford, 1834-1898; Antislavery movements; Abolitionists</div>
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<dl><dd>Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879</dd>
<dd>Drew, Thomas Bradford, 1834-1898, recipient</dd></dl></div>
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