Letter from George Thompson to William Lloyd Garrison, [1859 January 31]

Item Information

Title:
Letter from George Thompson to William Lloyd Garrison, [1859 January 31]
Description:
In this fragment of a letter, George Thompson writes to William Lloyd Garrison discussing his health problems, and saying that while he has had "many invitations to take a share in the agitation now going on on the Reform question" he must decline them due to his poor health. He states that since he cannot work he has lost his income and "cannot hope for any from a new source until the reestablishment of" his health. He tells Garrison that he did not receive the portratis of Garrison's children from Samuel May, but that Garrison has "fixed their images in my mind by your own pen and ink portraits." Thompson then reminisces about his time spent with Garrison and his family at their home in Roxbury and sends his wishes to his friends in Boston.
Author:
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
[January 31, 1859]
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--England--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Places:
England
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 34 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23xk288
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
[Place of publication not identified]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on blue paper with a watermark depicting a seated woman under a crown, above the number "1855". Along the head edge, "Lib. 29:35", "10", and "Jan. 31 1859" are both written in pencil, while in the tail- spine corner, "11" is also written in pencil. There are also numerous annotations made in pencil throughout the letter, most often inserting commas and crossing out letters that are not included in the American spelling of specific words. The page seems to be a fragment of a letter as it begins mid-sentence and lacks a salutation.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
5072011
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.29, p.11
Barcode:
39999085440814