BIB_ID
296598
Accession number
MA 1305.12
Creator
Thompson, George, 1804-1878.
Display Date
1864 Dec. 8.
Credit line
Acquired before 1949.
Description
1 item (1 p.) ; 28.5 cm
Notes
Part of the Jacob Heaton scrapbook, which contains over 100 entries, letters, photographs, engravings and ephemera related primarily to the abolitionist movement. Items of importance have been described in 45 individual catalog records (MA 1305.1-45); see collection record for more information.
Summary
Discussing the differences in his reception in the United States in 1834 and 1864. Noting that in 1834, he was "reviled, mobbed, persecuted and outlawed ... and regarded by President Jackson as the enemy of the United States." Stating that in 1864 he has been invited to the Capitol, welcomed as a guest of the people, "applauded while delivering the message for which I had formerly been denounced," and "thanked by President Lincoln."
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