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Hume, Joseph (1777-1855) to Thomas Pringle and John Fairbairn

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC00496.174 Author/Creator: Hume, Joseph (1777-1855) Place Written: London, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 July 1824 Pagination: 3 p. ; 21.7 x 13.7 cm. Order a Copy

Forwards essays on government, jurisprudence and liberty of the press for circulation in "The South African Journal." Hume was a political reformer who campaigned for universal suffrage and religious freedom.

Pringle, an abolitionist, and Fairbairn, an educator, were both Scots and started "The South African Journal," concurrently sharing the editorship of "The South African Commercial Advertiser."

Hume, Joseph, 1777-1855
Pringle, Thomas, 1789-1834
Fairbairn, John, 1794-1864

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