Letter from Tynemouth, Northumberland, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1861 June 7th

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Tynemouth, Northumberland, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1861 June 7th
Description:
George Thompson writes to William Lloyd Garrison about his work for the Anti-slavery cause in Newcastle, England. He tells Garrison that he is "a deeply interested observer of late events" in the United States and "miss[es] no opportunity of publicly addressing my countrymen on them." Thompson states that he is sending him copies of some of his recent speeches and shares Garrison's view that "the present struggle must end in the downfall of slavery."
Author:
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
June 7, 1861
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--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--England--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers
Social reformers--United States
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Foreign public opinion
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Places:
United Kingdom
England
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 26 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23xk598
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Tynemouth, Northumberland, [England]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. In the head- spine corner of the first page, "From George Thompson. See whole letter in Lib. June 28, 1861 - 31:102" is written in pencil and under the salutation the number "78" is also written in pencil.
Thompson's letter and the speeches he mentions he is sending to Garrison both appear in the June 28, 1861 issue of the Liberator. Based on that published version of Thompson's letter, it appears this is missing the final pages sent to Garrison.
Identifier:
5073149
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.31, p.54B
Barcode:
39999085440863