Letter from George Thompson, London, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1862 Dec[ember] 5

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Title:
Letter from George Thompson, London, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1862 Dec[ember] 5
Description:
George Thompson writes to William Lloyd Garrison about his work and "lecturing upon the American question" in support of the Union during the American Civil War. He also mentions his work through the London Emancipation Committee and gives Garrison a sample of the lectures he has delivered "to furnish some antidote to the poison dispensed by our public men". Thompson then reports that William A. Jackson, the former coachman of Jefferson Davis, is still his guest and participating with him in the antislavery movement in England. He tells Garrison about a new society called the London Confederate States Aid Society, and sends him an account of one of their meetings for inclusion in the Liberator. He also summarizes the address of the London Confederate States Aid Society, providing the Southern perspective on the American Civil War, which Thompson and Garrison both oppose.
Author:
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
December 5, 1862
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--England--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Social reformers--England--History--19th century
Social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Confederate States of America--Foreign relations--Great Britain
Abolitionists
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Social reformers
Social reformers--United States
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Foreign public opinion
Confederate States of America--Foreign relations
London Emancipation Committee
London Confederate States Aid Association
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Jackson, William A., active 1861-1862
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Mason, J. M. (James Murray), 1798-1871
Places:
United Kingdom
England
Extent:
7 leaves (7 p.) ; 26 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23xm00s
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
London, [England]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on white paper. Under the first line of the letter, the number "135" is written in pencil and there are annotations throughout the letter also made in pencil. On the last page, along the tail edge, "George Thompson. London Dec. 5, 1862." is also written in pencil, upside-down.
Identifier:
5075015
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.31, p.162
Barcode:
39999085440954