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Letter from George Thompson, London, [England], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1863 Oct[ober] 29

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Holograph, signed.Title devised by cataloger.Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript composed in black ink on blue paper. Above the salutation the number "101" is written in pencil and on verso, along the head edge, "G.T. London, October 29, 1863." is also written in pencil.In this letter to William Lloyd Garrison, George Thompson discusses his business plans with John P. Jewett which will bring him to the United States "and possibly keep me there until the end of my days." He shares his excitement for renewing his friendships with his "co-laborers in the cause of emancipation" and thanks Garrison for publishing the proceedings from one of his meetings in the Liberator. Thompson says he expects to depart England in December and predicts living in Boston as "it is around Boston that my recollections and my sympathies most cluster."
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Keywords

  1. Abolitionists
  2. Antislavery Movements
  3. Correspondence
  4. England
  5. Garrison, William Lloyd 1805 1879
  6. History
  7. Jewett, John Punchard 1814 1884
  8. Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
  9. Slaver
  10. Social Reformers
  11. Thompson, George 1804 1878
  12. United States

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