Letter from George Thompson, Manchester, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1867 July 12

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Title:
Letter from George Thompson, Manchester, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1867 July 12
Description:
George Thompson writes to William Lloyd Garrison that he "feel[s] very low & very lonely" since Garrison left Manchester he and shares his wish that he could accompany him on his "journeyings in my country". He then writes about his days of "rest and relaxation" at "the pleasant country house" of his friend and reflects on his own role in the antislavery movement. He remaks that these memories are "unspeakably consoling, that the work in which I took such delight is done - that the prison doors have been opened, and the oppressed have gone out free". In the postscript, Thompson gives his plans to travel to Leeds before returning to London "sufficiently restored".
Author:
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
July 12, 1867
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
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Places:
United Kingdom
England
Extent:
1 v. (5 p.) ; 21 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23xr467
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Manchester, [England]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on blue paper. Above the salutation the number "156" is written in pencil, while in the tail- spine corner of the first page, "81A" is also written in pencil.
Identifier:
5097992
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.35, p.81A
Barcode:
39999085425872