[Letter to] My Dear Friend
Contributors: Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879, recipient
Series: William Lloyd Garrison Correspondence (1823-1879)
Published: 1843
Place of publication: Northampton, [Mass.]
Language: eng
Format: [manuscript]
Subjects: Correspondence; National anti-slavery standard; History; Antislavery movements; Abolitionists
Notes: Holograph, signed.

David Lee Child accepts the position of editor of the Standard on the condition that he is allowed free expression on any anti-slavery subject. As editor, Child says he will devote his powers "to the advancement of a cause on which in my opinion hangs the destiny not only of the American colored man, but also of this whole country." He gives his position on various anti-slavery subjects and questions.