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Thomas Perronet Thompson writes to William Lloyd Garrison after reading a letter from James M. Mason "in the [London] Times of the 18th [of June 1863]. He discusses Mason's attempts for a negotiated peace to the American Civil War and worries that the "government will fritter away" the advantage of millions of former slaves who are willing to fight. He advises Garrison that as a person who "in some degree hold[s] the strings of public opinion to counteract" the efforts to exclude African-Americans from the war. On the back of the first page, Thompson give his compliments to Garrison's son (likely George Thompson Garrison) "and the officers of his regiment" and "beg[s] them to believe they are taking in stand one of the greatest causes for which brave men anywhere have jeoparded their lives."
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2v23xn353
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Letter to Thomas Perronet Thompson, Eliot Vale, Blackheath, London, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1863 June 20
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2v23xn353
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title
Letter to Thomas Perronet Thompson, Eliot Vale, Blackheath, London, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1863 June 20
description
Thomas Perronet Thompson writes to William Lloyd Garrison after reading a letter from James M. Mason "in the [London] Times of the 18th [of June 1863]. He discusses Mason's attempts for a negotiated peace to the American Civil War and worries that the "government will fritter away" the advantage of millions of former slaves who are willing to fight. He advises Garrison that as a person who "in some degree hold[s] the strings of public opinion to counteract" the efforts to exclude African-Americans from the war. On the back of the first page, Thompson give his compliments to Garrison's son (likely George Thompson Garrison) "and the officers of his regiment" and "beg[s] them to believe they are taking in stand one of the greatest causes for which brave men anywhere have jeoparded their lives."
date
["June 20, 1863"]
year
1863
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5081547
creators
Thompson, T. Perronet (Thomas Perronet), 1783-1869
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
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers--United States
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Thompson, T. Perronet (Thomas Perronet), 1783-1869
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
subjectsGeographic
England
Europe
genreBasic
Correspondence
Manuscripts
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Text
country
England
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1
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extent
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 18 cm.
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
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53
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-2
notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. Under the salutation the number "64" is written in pencil. The letter is to be read in the following page order: 1,3,4,2.
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Eliot Vale, Blackheath, London, [England]
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2v23xn353
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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