Identity area
Reference code
Clarkson/Folder 1-5/Doc 90
Unique identifier
GB 275 Clarkson/Folder 1-5/Doc 90
Title
Autograph letter, signed, from Joseph Soul to Thomas Clarkson, from New Broad Street
Date(s)
- 18 March 1844 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
3p 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
On British and Foreign Anti Slavery Society headed paper. Advises of Mr. Alexander's news from Paris with regards to the French Government's action on the slave trade, including the acknowledgement of Sir Robert Peel's address on sugar duties and its intention to ask the anti-slavery society for its opinions. Briefly discusses anti-slavery campaign in USA, the publishing of letters and the holding of a public meeting in Indiana.