Identity area
Reference code
Clarkson/Folder 1-5/Doc 17
Unique identifier
GB 275 Clarkson/Folder 1-5/Doc 17
Title
Autograph letter, signed, in French, from P. Lepage, Treasurer of the Societe des Amis des Noirs, to Thomas Clarkson, from Paris
Date(s)
- 27 May 1790 (Creation)
Level of description
Item
Extent and medium
1p Manuscript paper
Context area
Name of creator
Repository
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Bought from R. Myers & Co., 1949.
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Notifies the writer's intention to draw on behalf of the Societe £50 upon Messrs. Gwinel, Hoare and Harmand, bankers. Should the funds not be readily available, the representative of M. Claviere has orders to wait, but he begs Clarkson to send the money with utmost speed.