Identity area
Reference code
Clarkson/Folder 1-5/Doc 70
Unique identifier
GB 275 Clarkson/Folder 1-5/Doc 70
Title
Autograph letter, signed, from Henry Sterry to Thomas Clarkson
Date(s)
- 28 September 1839 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
2p paper
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Bought from R. Myers & Co., 1950
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Asks Clarkson to become a member of a Provisional Committee to 'carry into effect' the attached resolution. Resolution states that a committee be formed to raise subscriptions to help pay expenses for court cases brought against 'friends of the Negroes in Jamaica and other colonies', and to publicise such cases. Includes a list of names.