Autograph letter, signed, from Joseph Soul to Thomas Clarkson, from New Broad Street

Scope and Content

On British and Foreign Anti Slavery Society headed paper. Advises the dispatch of letters to various parties in US and England. Discusses a case of man sentenced to death in US for aiding an escaped slave and how it is causing much attention in Britain, including its mention in the House of Lords by Lord Brougham. Wishes to introduce an American called Deane to Clarkson.

Acquisition Information

Bought from R. Myers & Co., 1950

Additional Information

Published