Letter from John Riland to Mary Anne Rawson

This material is held atUniversity of Manchester Library

  • Reference
    • GB 133 English MS 415/173
  • Dates of Creation
    • 27 Apr 1833
  • Physical Description
    • 3 sides

Scope and Content

Letter from John Riland, curate of Yoxall, Staffordshire, to Mary Anne Rawson declining to contribute to The Bow in the Cloud . He had published on anti-slavery before, including his influential Memoirs of a West-India Planter. Published from an original MS. With a preface and additional details . An interesting letter talking about his issues with the 'evangelical class' and Reform Church and the seriousness of some abolitionists.