Letter from George Thompson,Middletown, Connecticut, to William Lloyd Garrison, 1864 July 19

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Title:
Letter from George Thompson,Middletown, Connecticut, to William Lloyd Garrison, 1864 July 19
Description:
George Thompson writes to William Lloyd Garrison about his stay in Middletown, Connecticut, and asks Garrison to meet him there to "join in commemorating the 30th Anniversary of West India Negro Emancipation". Thompson suggests a schedule for Garrison and promises that if he comes "you will gratify all parties ... & in a word, we shall have a good time." He also sends him an excerpt from "the account given of Commencement proceedings at Amherst" (not included) and says he will write him more of his work in Middletown.
Author:
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
July 19, 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--Anniversaries, etc--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.) ; 26 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23xq62d
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Middletown, Connecticut
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 "120" is written in pencil and along the tail edge of the first page, "V23,P69" is also written in pencil.
Identifier:
5094846
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.33, p.69
Barcode:
39999085425708