Janus: Papers of Thomas Clarkson

St John's Library/Clarkson/Folder 6 contains:
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Doc 166	Autograph letter, signed, in French, from General Vincent [Louis Charles Marie, Baron de, b. 1793?] to Thomas Clarkson, from Paris
Doc 167	Autograph letter, signed, in French, from General Vincent [Louis Charles Marie, Baron de, b. 1793?] to Thomas Clarkson, from London
Doc 168	Autograph letter, signed, in French, from General Vincent [Louis Charles Marie, Baron de, b. 1793?] to Thomas Clarkson, from Paris
Doc 169	Autograph letter, signed, (Postscript to the Item 168), in French, from General Vincent [Louis Charles Marie, Baron de, b. 1793?] to Thomas Clarkson, from Paris
Doc 170	Autograph letter, signed, in French, from General Vincent [Louis Charles Marie, Baron de, b. 1793?] to Thomas Clarkson, from Paris
Doc 171	Autograph letter, signed, in French, from General Vincent [Louis Charles Marie, Baron de, b. 1793?] to Thomas Clarkson, from Paris
Doc 172	Autograph letter, signed, in French, from General Vincent [Louis Charles Marie, Baron de, b. 1793?] to Thomas Clarkson, from Paris
Doc 173	Autograph letter, signed, from Catherine Clarkson to William Wilson, from Playford
Doc 174	Autograph letter, signed, from Catherine Clarkson to William Wilson, from Playford
Doc 175	Fragment of an autograph letter, signed, from Catherine Clarkson to William Wilson, from Playford
Doc 176	Autograph letter addressed to 'My Dear Madam' (Catherine Clarkson?). The sender's signature has been erased, as has the address apart from the country, Dominica
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Papers of Thomas Clarkson

Title	Autograph letter, signed, in French, from General Vincent [Louis Charles Marie, Baron de, b. 1793?] to Thomas Clarkson, from Paris
Reference	Doc 171
Covering Dates	21 May 1822
Extent and Medium	3p; paper

Content and context

Describes his ambitions to visit England with the coming of spring, but excusing himself due to age (he is seventy) and incapacity, being bound not least by the worsening illness of his wife. The imminent departure of Madame Christophe and her daughters from Playford awakes further regrets at not having been able to retrace the past in their company. Vincent wishes that the King's son, Ferdinand, (who had been confided through Vincent's offices to his worthy friend Des Guieux) might have been sent to France for an education which would have stood him in good stead for service to his father (1). Vincent asks that his good wishes and devotion be conveyed to Madame Christophe, and presents his compliments to Mrs. Clarkson. (1) The prince was in fact murdered by the revolutionaries at the time of the suicide of Christophe.

Bought from R. Myers & Co., 1949

Index Terms

Clarkson, Thomas (1760-1846) slavery abolitionist

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