Reading Garrison's Letters

Oct. 1, 1842

In a letter to Henry Wright:  ” Three weeks ago, my dear Helen presented me with a fourth son, whose name we shall call Charles Follen.  The mother and child are both doing remarkably well.  Thus, it is undeniable that, in spite of all opposition, ‘Garrisonism’ is on the increase!”   ¹

¹ Letters of William Lloyd Garrison – Volumes I – VI