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George Thompson writes to Robert Purvis preparing him for a disappointment and writes, "summon up all your philosophy and love for the 'cause' and you will be able to bear it." He speaks of making a debut before Lansings Church and describes his time there. He mentions an "admirable letter from Mr. Birney" at the occasion by Joshua Leavitt. Mr. Munroe should be able to sail on the 1st of March. William Benson is busy preparing letters for his Emancipation Societies in Great Britain. He has to defer his visit to Philadelphia due to "urgent calls upon my 'immediate' attention here."
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2z10zj58n
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Letter from George Thompson, Brooklyn, [New York], to Robert Purvis, 1835 Feb[ruary] 24
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document
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1
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2z10zj58n
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from George Thompson, Brooklyn, [New York], to Robert Purvis, 1835 Feb[ruary] 24
description
George Thompson writes to Robert Purvis preparing him for a disappointment and writes, "summon up all your philosophy and love for the 'cause' and you will be able to bear it." He speaks of making a debut before Lansings Church and describes his time there. He mentions an "admirable letter from Mr. Birney" at the occasion by Joshua Leavitt. Mr. Munroe should be able to sail on the 1st of March. William Benson is busy preparing letters for his Emancipation Societies in Great Britain. He has to defer his visit to Philadelphia due to "urgent calls upon my 'immediate' attention here."
date
["February 24, 1835"]
year
1835
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5157018
creators
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Purvis, Robert, 1810-1898
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--England--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--Meetings--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--Great Britain--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Societies, etc--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Antislavery movements--United States
Meetings
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Societies
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Leavitt, Joshua, 1794-1873
Purvis, Robert, 1810-1898
Birney, James Gillespie, 1792-1857
subjectsGeographic
England
Europe
United Kingdom
genreBasic
Correspondence
Manuscripts
typeOfResource
Text
country
United Kingdom
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pageCount
1
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 27 cm.
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yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
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54
schema:longitude
-4.5
notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
pubPlace
Brooklyn, [New York]
dcId
2z10zj58n
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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1942a96d79f2ca49