Letter from Caroline Maria Seymour, Los Angeles, [California], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1876 June 24

Caroline Maria Severance writes to William Lloyd Garrison after receiving Garrison's "Memorial" to his wife, which contained "a very kind remembrance of" Severance. She discusses her opinions of the Garrisons marriage and says that "It has always been one of my choice delights, dear Mr. Garrison, to know .. how utterly free from any mannish airs of superiority you were toward the dear, sweet wife." She expresses surpise at the inclusion of her words (taken from her letter to Garrison on March 9, 1876) in the memorial, saying "Their sincerity made them merit in your eyes, no doubt." Severance also states she was "pained to hear" about Garrison's ill health and recommends coming to Los Angeles in the winter, where "the novelty of life & nature here would be a healthful relief to you."
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