Letter from George Thompson to William Lloyd Garrison, [1863] Dec[ember] 4

Item Information

Title:
Letter from George Thompson to William Lloyd Garrison, [1863] Dec[ember] 4
Description:
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, George Thompson offers his enclosed remarks "upon the prospects of our country with regard to a future supply of cotton" for insertion in the Liberator. He tells Garrison he addressed a "very crowded meeting" on the subject and says that the issue is "bearing upon the antislavery question you will understand." He also shares his excitement to come to Boston next month and asks Garrison to "have some conversation with Miss Weston & Mrs. Chapman about me."
Author:
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
[December 4, 1863]
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--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Foreign public opinion
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Places:
United Kingdom
England
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 21 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23xn76b
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.
George Thompson also wrote another letter to William Lloyd Garrison, dated December 4, 1863, from London, England. See call number MS A.1.2 v.32, p.91B for that letter.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on blue paper. Next to the salutation, "1863" is written in pencil. Above the second line of the letter, "161" is written in pencil, while under the last line of the first page, "91" is also written in pencil. On verso, along the tail edge, "1863" has been added in pencil after the date "Dec. 4."
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
5090673
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.32, p.91A
Barcode:
39999085425500