Letter from George Thompson, London, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1862 December 12

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Title:
Letter from George Thompson, London, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1862 December 12
Description:
In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, George Thompson discusses the recent meetings he has held "upon the Emancipation question in America." Thompson reports that William Andrew Jackson has attended each meeting with him as well as speaking to "upwards of three thousand children" outside of the meetings. He then shares his upcoming lecturing schedule and his "anxiety for the appearance of the Presidents [Lincoln] message", warning that "the sorrow of the friends of the slave here [would be] most poignant if it should show any infirmity of purpose in reference to Emancipation." Thompson also praises the English "unemployed and suffering population in the manufacturing districts for their patience" due to the "stoppage of the supply of cotton" caused by the American Civil War. Thompson also details a meeting of the London Confederate States Aid Association, calling it "a miserable affair." Before ending the letter, he thanks Garrison for reproducing one of his speeches in the Liberator and grants him permission to "use my communications as you deem expedient."
Author:
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Addressee:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
December 12, 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
Abolitionists
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States
Cotton famine, 1861-1864
Social reformers
Social reformers--United States
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Foreign public opinion
London Confederate States Aid Association
United States. President (1861-1865 : Lincoln)
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Jackson, William A., active 1861-1862
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Places:
England
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 26 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2v23xm28g
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. Above the salutation the number "137" is written in pencil and along the tail edge of the first page, "V31, P164A" is also written in pencil. On verso, along the head edge of the page, "Nov. 12, 1862" is written in pencil.
Identifier:
5075586
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.31, p.164A
Barcode:
39999085440962