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In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, George Thompson discusses his latest lecture and his plans for the coming days. He mentions plans to go to New York City with Wendell Phillips and then to Staten Island with Sydney Howard Gay before leaving for Springfield. Thompson also describes letters he received requesting he lecture in Indianapolis and Peoria, "show[ing] that there is a wide field in the west." He then asks Garrison for some topics to discuss in his speech at Washington, D.C. and requests that Garrison answer any urgent letters sent to him at the Anti-Slavery Office.
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2v23xp82p
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Letter from George Thompson, Brooklyn, N[ew] Y[ork], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1864 Mar[ch] 12
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2v23xp82p
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title
Letter from George Thompson, Brooklyn, N[ew] Y[ork], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1864 Mar[ch] 12
description
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, George Thompson discusses his latest lecture and his plans for the coming days. He mentions plans to go to New York City with Wendell Phillips and then to Staten Island with Sydney Howard Gay before leaving for Springfield. Thompson also describes letters he received requesting he lecture in Indianapolis and Peoria, "show[ing] that there is a wide field in the west." He then asks Garrison for some topics to discuss in his speech at Washington, D.C. and requests that Garrison answer any urgent letters sent to him at the Anti-Slavery Office.
date
["March 12, 1864"]
year
1864
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5092734
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
Antislavery movements--Lectures and lecturing--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Lectures and lecturing
Social reformers--United States
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
subjectsGeographic
England
Europe
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Correspondence
Manuscripts
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Text
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England
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1
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 21 cm.
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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. Above the salutation the number "37" is written in pencil.
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Brooklyn, N[ew] Y[ork]
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2v23xp82p
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document
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1
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