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Hume, Joseph, 1777-1855 to Thomas Pringle and John Fairbairn

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.174 Author/Creator: Hume, Joseph, 1777-1855 Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: July 16, 1824 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 21.7 cm, Width: 13.7 cm Order a Copy

Forwards essays on government, jurisprudence, and liberty of the press for circulation in "The South African Journal." Hume was a political reformer who campaigned for universal suffrage and religious freedom.

Hume, Joseph, 1777-1855
Pringle, Thomas, 1789-1834
Fairbairn, John, 1794-1864

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