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.
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.