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From
Tim Niesen, 11 January 2009
George,
Your following statement is a myth: "I love walking
through the streets of Harrisburg and imagining the likes of George Chester
inviting
local
abolitionists into his oyster house just off Market Street to read his
letter to the editor in the latest issue of The Liberator..." There are
no such letters in the Liberator! George Chester, indeed, wrote many
letters to Garrison;
as indicated his letters received notice in the column, but none of them
were published. I have read this publication from its start to its
end. Chester's oyster house
did sell this abolitionist publication, however, as George Chester is
listed as its agent in Harrisburg.
Tim Niesen
P. S. I am glad
to see your site restored.
To see myself at Chester's grave once again is a joy.
Reply from the editor-- Oh my goodness Tim, you are absolutely correct.
I thank you for that alert. I was indeed thinking about the notice that
George Chester’s letter was received, and got carried away in my prose.
I’m going
to correct that sentence right away. Thanks for keeping me honest and
thanks for your words of support. It is good to be back on the web.
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