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George Thompson writes to William Lloyd Garrison after arriving in New York. He reports that he has seen Oliver Johnson and has been invited to dine with General [John C.] Fremont and his wife.
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2v23xp68v
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Letter from George Thompson, New York, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1864 Feb[ruar]y 29
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document
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1
Source metadata
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2v23xp68v
contentType
document
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normalized
title
Letter from George Thompson, New York, [New York], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1864 Feb[ruar]y 29
description
George Thompson writes to William Lloyd Garrison after arriving in New York. He reports that he has seen Oliver Johnson and has been invited to dine with General [John C.] Fremont and his wife.
date
["February 29, 1864"]
year
1864
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5092009
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
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
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
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 (1 p.) ; 25 cm.
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yes
Source extras
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
schema:latitude
53
schema:longitude
-2
notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white, lined paper with an embossed octagon in the head- spine corner containing an image of the United States Capitol under the word "Congress". Above the salutation the number "27" is written in pencil and in the tail- spine corner "18" is also written in pencil. On verso, along the head edge, "G.T. N.Y. February 29, 1864" is written in pencil.
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New York, [New York]
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2v23xp68v
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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