Birth of a son
July 3, 1840
Garrison has received word of the birth of a son. “Every thing appears to have transpired in the best possible manner. The relief which has been given to my anxious mind is more than words can express. Most sincere and heart-felt is my gratitude to the Giver of every good and perfect gift … The lock of hair delivered…I gaze upon with rapturous delight. The babe is a boy — ah! you are disappointed, and so am I; for we had both fondly hoped that it would be prove to be a girl. But the gift is none the less precious, and I am thankful, for it. Bro. J. (Oliver Johnson), intimates that the lad has uncommonly good lungs, and thinks that be may heard almost across the Atlantic. He begins early to make a noise in the world…” 1