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Letter excerpt
Extract of a letter from Jacques Pierre Brissot de Warville to William Thornton
Date
1789
Dimensions1 textual record ; 20.4 x 16 cm
Origin
Paris, Île-de-France, France, Europe
Object NumberS001/A2.1,1.15
DivisionArchives - Textual Archives
CollectionStewart
Scope and ContentOne of the founders of the Société des amis des Noirs, Jacques Pierre Brissot de Warville (1754-1793), had been requested by the Anglo-American William Thornton to provide support to the French in transporting free Black settlers to Africa, to the new settlement of Sierra Leone.NotesSource of title: based on the nature of the document.
Physical description: laid paper. 4 pages.
Language of the document : the document is in French.
General notes: letter incomplete; unsigned.
Physical description: laid paper. 4 pages.
Language of the document : the document is in French.
General notes: letter incomplete; unsigned.
Status
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