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George Thompson writes to William Lloyd Garrison enclosing "a note from H[enry] C[larke] Wright, which has come to me under cover from Mrs. Brigham" (not included). Thompson also discusses sending a letter to "our noble, self-denying steadfast, & beloved friend" and remarks that no friend of Garrison's "cleaves to you with stronger or purer affection than the soul of H.C.W." In the postscript, Thompson also encloses a letter to Andrew Paton (not included) promising to deliver "the Photographic Album I have made up for his noble nephew George P. Anderson".
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2v23xs43m
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Letter from George Thompson, Claughton, Birkenhead, Cheshire, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, [18]67 July 17
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2v23xs43m
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title
Letter from George Thompson, Claughton, Birkenhead, Cheshire, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, [18]67 July 17
description
George Thompson writes to William Lloyd Garrison enclosing "a note from H[enry] C[larke] Wright, which has come to me under cover from Mrs. Brigham" (not included). Thompson also discusses sending a letter to "our noble, self-denying steadfast, & beloved friend" and remarks that no friend of Garrison's "cleaves to you with stronger or purer affection than the soul of H.C.W." In the postscript, Thompson also encloses a letter to Andrew Paton (not included) promising to deliver "the Photographic Album I have made up for his noble nephew George P. Anderson".
date
["[July 17, 1867]"]
year
1867
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5099015
creators
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--England--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Social reformers--Great Britain--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers
Social reformers--United States
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Wright, Henry Clarke, 1797-1870
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
subjectsGeographic
England
Europe
United Kingdom
genreBasic
Correspondence
Manuscripts
typeOfResource
Text
country
United Kingdom
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
extent
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 21 cm.
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yes
Source extras
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sf268508b
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54
schema:longitude
-4.5
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 "172" is written in pencil and along the spine edge of the adjacent page, "George Thompson, Birkenhead, July 17, 1867." is also written in pencil, vertically.
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Claughton, Birkenhead, Cheshire, [England]
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2v23xs43m
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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b154b242d450b3be