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Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846 to Thomas Pringle

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.146 Author/Creator: Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846 Place Written: Playford, Suffolk, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: April 18, 1830 Pagination: 3 p. : address ; Height: 24.1 cm, Width: 19.1 cm Order a Copy

Discusses procedures for a public meeting on protecting the enslaved people in the crown colonies, namely Jamaica. Advises shrewd planning and maintaining a schedule.

Pringle, Thomas, 1789-1834
Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846

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