Letter from George Thompson, Brooklyn, N[ew] Y[ork], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1864 Mar[ch] 12

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Title:
Letter from George Thompson, Brooklyn, N[ew] Y[ork], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1864 Mar[ch] 12
Description:
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, George Thompson discusses his latest lecture and his plans for the coming days. He mentions plans to go to New York City with Wendell Phillips and then to Staten Island with Sydney Howard Gay before leaving for Springfield. Thompson also describes letters he received requesting he lecture in Indianapolis and Peoria, "show[ing] that there is a wide field in the west." He then asks Garrison for some topics to discuss in his speech at Washington, D.C. and requests that Garrison answer any urgent letters sent to him at the Anti-Slavery Office.
Author:
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
March 12, 1864
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
Antislavery movements--Lectures and lecturing--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Lectures and lecturing
Social reformers--United States
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Places:
England
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 21 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23xp82p
Terms of Use:
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No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Brooklyn, N[ew] Y[ork]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. Above the salutation the number "37" is written in pencil.
Identifier:
5092734
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.33, p.25A
Barcode:
39999085425583