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March 6, 1859
O'Brien, William Smith, 1803-1864
to Mr. Dawson
Declines complimentary box tickets. Written at Willard's Hotel, possibly in Cambridge, Massachusetts, or Washington, D.C.
GLC00496.202
February 19, 1829
Shepperd, Augustine Henry, 1792-1864
to Mr. Murphy
Speculates about the dubious appointments in Jackson's cabinet. First name missing on address sheet.
GLC00496.221
May 1, 1828
Campbell, John, 1766-1840
to Thomas Pringle
Requests extra tickets for an antislavery meeting. Both Reverend Campbell and Pringle were abolitionists. Written in the Kingsland neighborhood of London.
GLC00496.138
January 4, 1829
Campbell, Thomas, 1763-1854
Confesses misplacing a paper. Encloses 3 pounds to help a child Pringle is sponsoring. Pringle was a Scottish abolitionist. Elder Campbell, a Seceder church preacher, was a founder of the Churches of Christ.
GLC00496.139
May 14, 1842
Chambers, Robert, 1802-1871
to Madame Baguet
Returns the book "Poesies de Reboul." Includes family news. Clipped autograph of J. Jefferson affixed to back of item (was GLC00496.465).
GLC00496.142
August 6, 1828
Clare, John, 1793-1864
to unknown
Discusses poetry and includes 3 sonnets.
GLC00496.144
May 4, 1838
Clarke, James, fl. 1811-1838
to Mrs. Pringle
Encloses a notice of Thomas Pringle's work that has been published posthumously in a newspaper. Clarke was a printer.
GLC00496.145
April 18, 1830
Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846
Discusses procedures for a public meeting on protecting the enslaved people in the crown colonies, namely Jamaica. Advises shrewd planning and maintaining a schedule.
GLC00496.146
1833
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834
Discusses anti-slavery legislation and Pringle's Anti-Slavery Society.
GLC00496.147
1832
Discusses abolition debates in Parliament. Preaches about moral freedoms in regard to reason and conscience.
GLC00496.148
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