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Letter from George Thompson, Edinburgh, [Scotland], to Richard Davis Webb, 1840 Aug[ust] 9

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Title:
Letter from George Thompson, Edinburgh, [Scotland], to Richard Davis Webb, 1840 Aug[ust] 9
Description:
George Thompson writes to Richard Davis Webb in regards to his trip to Glasgow. He will leave copies of the "Non-Resistant" and the "Declaration" with William Smeal. He can only send him one of each. He writes that they held the Annual meeting for the Glasgow Society and W.Dawes, J.Keep, and C.L. Remond were the American speakers. He writes that Birney, Stanton, and Scoble will speak at a later session. He saw in Garman's farewell letter that Elizabeth Pease [Nichol] "seems quite in love with W[illiam].L[loyd].G[arrison]." Lucretia Mott holds a meeting in a Unitarian Chapel. Hannah Backhouse is also there and speaking at the meeting.
Author:
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Addressee:
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Date:
August 9, 1840
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--England--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--Great Britain--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Meetings--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Religious aspects--Christianity--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Newspapers--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Publishing--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Meetings
Christianity
Publishers and publishing
Antislavery movements--United States
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Smeal, William, 1793-1877
Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880
Remond, Charles Lenox, 1810-1873
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815-1902
Keep, John, 1781-1870
Nichol, Elizabeth Pease, 1807-1897
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Birney, James Gillespie, 1792-1857
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Places:
United Kingdom
England
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z1117499
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Edinburgh, [Scotland]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript contains a black one penny postage stamp.
Identifier:
5148001
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.9, p.92
Barcode:
39999086049770