Letter from Louisa Thompson, Nosworthy, Leeds, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, Oct[ober] 9th 1878

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Louisa Thompson, Nosworthy, Leeds, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, Oct[ober] 9th 1878
Description:
E. Louisa Thompson Nosworthy informs William Lloyd Garrison of the death of her father, George Thompson. Nosworthy recounts to Garrison her father's condition and final days, stating that he was not bed-ridden until the very end, and asserting that he lapsed into a coma immediately prior to his passing. Nosworthy writes that, at the moment of death, a "look of seraphic beauty" came over her father's face, which she interprets as a proof of his apprehension of the "glories of heaven".
Author:
Nosworthy, Louisa Thompson, b. ca. 1832
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
October 9, 1878
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--England--19th century
Social reformers--England--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists
Social reformers
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States
Bereavement--Religious aspects--Christianity
Nosworthy, Louisa Thompson, b. ca. 1832
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Places:
England
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 22.8 x 18.1 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/m900q8286
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Leeds, [England]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Manuscript annotated on recto, with "74" in pencil above Nosworthy's salutation to Garrison.
Manuscript includes photocopy of legacy catalog card.
Manuscript annotated on page no. 3, with "MS. A.1.2 V.40 P.40(a)" in pencil along bottom-center margin of page.
Identifier:
4713989
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.40, p.40B
Barcode:
39999066760610