Letter from George Thompson, Ramsgate, [England], to Richard Davis Webb, 1859 Sep[tember] 21

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Title:
Letter from George Thompson, Ramsgate, [England], to Richard Davis Webb, 1859 Sep[tember] 21
Description:
George Thompson writes to Richard Davis Webb in regards to antislavery information that he came upon in Ramsgate "a fortnight ago" while traveling with Mrs. Thompson. He and his wife came upon Mr. and Mrs. Craft, and they attended their meetings to hear of their escape from slavery in 1848. George Thompson added his own testimony, in an attempt "to convey some idea of the change in public sentiment effected in the Free States by the labours of Mr. Garrison and the American Anti-Slavery Society." He writes of antislavery meetings coming up in various English towns.
Author:
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Addressee:
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Date:
September 21, 1859
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--England--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--Great Britain--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
African American social reformers--United States--History--19th century
African American women abolitionists--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Societies, etc--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Meetings--Great Britain--History--19th century
Fugitive slaves--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Antislavery movements--United States
African American social reformers
African American women abolitionists
Societies
Meetings
Fugitive slaves--United States
American Anti-Slavery Society
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Craft, William
Craft, Ellen
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Places:
United Kingdom
England
India
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 18 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z10zp533
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Ramsgate, [England]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
5709612
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.29, p.105
Barcode:
39999086046180