Letter from George Thompson, Willard Hotel, Washington, [District of Columbia], to William Lloyd Garrison, 1864 April 5

George Thompson writes to William Lloyd Garrison describing his schedule for the past few days as he traveled from New York to Philadelphia and to Washington, D.C. In Philadelphia, he mentions multiple meetingss with Sarah Pugh and James Miller M'Kim, as well as a "grand gathering" at the Academy of Music. He says he is unwell and suffering from "swimming in the head &c" and will write Garrison further soon.

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