[Letter to] Dear friend
Contributors: Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879, recipient
Published: 1849
Language: eng
Format: [manuscript]
Subjects: Correspondence; Temperance; Abolitionists; Antislavery movements; Social reformers; History
Other titles: William Lloyd Garrison Correspondence (1823-1879) (Boston Public Library)
Description: Daniel Otis confides in William Lloyd Garrison his disappointment with Father Mathew, and lambasts him for failing to strive for the liberty of American slaves while endeavoring to free those afflicted with the "self-imposed" species of slavery (as Otis refers to alcohol). Otis chastises Father Mathew and others who value popular opinion, influence, and acclaim over principles.
Notes: Holograph, signed.

Title devised by cataloger.

Manuscript annotated on recto, with "34" in pencil above Otis's salutation to Garrison, and "Garrison MSS." stamped in blue ink to the right of salutation.