Letters from Thomas Clarkson, with related material. 1817-1839.

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Letters from Thomas Clarkson, with related material. 1817-1839.

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Comprises 1 autograph letter from Thomas Clarkson to Mr. W. Brown dated 9 February 1817, 1 autograph letter from the same to Benjamin Brame of Ipswich, undated, but probably 1837, according to a pencilled note inside the letter signed by 'Wm. H.B.' (with transcripts), 1 signed portrait of Thomas Clarkson engraved by J. Cochran and printed by Fisher, Son, & Co., London ..., 1839, 1 printed illustration of Playford Hall, Suffolk, Clarkson's residence, drawn, etched, & published by Henry Davy, Globe Street, Ipswich, 26 May, 18[2?]1, and 1 small card containing pencilled biographical notes concerning Thomas Clarkson. The bound volume also contains a typescript biography of Clarkson which is different from that found in the Dictionary of National Biography.

2 letters (4 ff. conjoined in 2 pairs), 1 printed port., 1 printed illustration, and 1 small card, all held in 1 envelope, manuscript and printed material.

Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Brotherton Library, University of Leeds

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Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846

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Philanthropist. Entered St John's 1780. B.A. 1783. Clarkson won the members prize for Latin essay in 1785, the subject being a question 'anne liceat invitos in servitutem dare?' ('is it lawful to make slaves of others against their will?') This contest determined the course of the rest of his life. The essay was read in the Senate House to much applause in June 1785, and published by James Phillips in June 1786. He met William Wilberforce in 1786 and co-founded a committee for the suppr...