Letter from George Thompson, The Waverly Hotel, Rochester, [NY], to Anne Warren Weston, Wednesday, March 12, 1850

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Title:
Letter from George Thompson, The Waverly Hotel, Rochester, [NY], to Anne Warren Weston, Wednesday, March 12, 1850
Author:
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Addressee:
Weston, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
Date:
March 12, 1850
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Weston, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 10 x 8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/wm118n205
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
The Waverly Hotel, Rochester, [NY]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
George Thompson gratefully acknowledges the gifts of Alton Locke and a canister. [Alton Locke is a reference to Charles Kingley's autobiography: Alton Locke, Tailor and Poet.] Thompson describes the "magnificent triumph" at a meeting which began "cold, solemn, and uninspiring" and became "animated, enthusiastic, and touching."
Identifier:
2796584
Call #:
Ms.A.13.1 p.14
Barcode:
39999063102238
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