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Holograph, signed.Title devised by cataloger.An edited version of this letter was printed in the Liberator of March 1, 1839 (Vol. IX, no.9).On verso, the letter is addressed to "William Lloyd Garrison, Esq. Boston U.S.. It includes postmarks reading, "Paid at Edin A Jan 8 1839" and "New-York Ship Feb 18".George Thompson writes to William Lloyd Garrison discussing his illness which has prevented him from writing to friends or working, so that his "debts have been continually increasing, and I am at last obliged to declare myself insolvent, and ask my friends fully to forgive me, having nothing to pay." He tells Garrison, "Your friend is an invalid, with a weak stomach & a weak head." Thompson congratulates Garrison on his success expanding the anti-slavery movement in the United States and promises that he is still following the progress of the movement in America. He claims, "I devour with eagerness every thing in the shape of information respecting your Anti-Slavery movement" and credits his "short residence in the United States" with allowing him to understand the significance of events. He describes his work with the London Aborigines Protection Society, "a most praiseworthy and valuable institution, founded ... with a view to the improvement of the condition of the native inhabitants of our Colonies, and the world at large." He says he has sent Garrison newspapers containing "a pretty full exposition of the principles and plans of this society." Thompson links his work on behalf of the slave with speaking against the...

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