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Wendell Phillips Garrison autographed two-page handwritten letter signed (ALS), dated June 25, 1894, on the printed letterhead of The Nation, New York. Penned on both sides of a single sheet and addressed to Mr. Hart, Garrison discusses editorial considerations surrounding an article submitted by Professor A. V. Dicey of the University of Oxford concerning the referendum, proportional representation, and direct legislation. He notes that the subject is familiar to The Nation’s readership and explains his reservations about publishing the piece, while thoughtfully discussing the publication’s editorial direction and concluding with the signature, “W. P. Garrison.”

Light age toning, expected horizontal mailing folds, and minor handling wear.

Wendell Phillips Garrison (1840-1907) was an influential journalist, editor, and literary critic who served for decades as editor of The Nation, one of America’s oldest and most respected weekly journals of politics, literature, and public affairs. The son of famed abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, he carried forward his family’s commitment to reform through journalism rather than activism, shaping public discourse during the Gilded Age on subjects ranging from constitutional government and civil service reform to foreign affairs and democratic institutions. Letters written on The Nation letterhead concerning editorial decisions offer an uncommon glimpse into the inner workings of one of the nation’s most influential periodicals during the late nineteenth century.

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