Journal of George Thompson (1837), formerly enslaved and later an assistant teacher at the Methodist missionary school, Gambia

Material Information

Title:
Journal of George Thompson (1837), formerly enslaved and later an assistant teacher at the Methodist missionary school, Gambia
Abbreviated Title:
Journal of George Thompson
Creator:
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Publisher:
[manuscript]
Language:
English

Subjects

Subjects / Keywords:
Thompson, George
Wesleyan Methodist Church ( LCNAF )
Slaves ( LCSH )
Slavery ( LCSH )
Temporal Coverage:
1800 - 1837
Spatial Coverage:
Africa -- Gambia
Africa -- Sierra Leone -- Western Area -- Western Area Urban District-- Freetown -- Wilberforce
Europe -- United Kingdom -- England -- Merseyside -- Liverpool
Coordinates:
13.466667 x -16.6
8.484444 x -13.234444
53.4 x -2.983333

Notes

Scope and Content:
An account of Thompson's life, including his enslavement, liberation, life as a sailor and his conversion to Christianity. ( English )
General Note:
This is not the George Thompson, 1804-1878, abolitionist, but a slave with the same name, living at about the same time.
General Note:
VIAF (name authority) : Wesleyan Methodist Church : URI http://viaf.org/viaf/149520284

Record Information

Source Institution:
Added automatically
Holding Location:
Archives and Special Collections
Rights Management:
This item is licensed with the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivative License. This license allows others to download this work and share them with others as long as they mention the author and link back to the author, but they can’t change them in any way or use them commercially.
Resource Identifier:
MMS/West Africa/Correspondence/FBN 25 ( SOAS Order with reference )
MMS, Box 280, File 6, No. 34 ( MMS box reference )