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Thomas Perronet Thompson was born in Kingston upon Hull in 1783. He was educated at Hull Grammar School and Queens' College Cambridge. He joined the navy in 1803, transferring to the army three years later and rising though the ranks of officers steadily to lieutenant-colonel by the time of his retirement from active service in 1829. After retiring he received several more promotions by brevet and was made a general the year before his death. Firmly opposed to slavery and exploitation, Thompson introduced extensive reforms whilst colonial governor of Sierra Leone (1808-1810). He was also interested in economics and politics, being active in the Anti-Corn Law League, writing several books, and serving as radical MP for Hull (1835-1837) and for Bradford (1847-1852, 1857-1859). He died in Blackheath, Kent in 1869.
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GB 0096 AL337 1862 fonds 3 sheets Thompson , Thomas Perronet , 1783-1869 , army officer and politician
Thomas Perronet Thompson was born in Kingston upon Hull in 1783. He was educated at Hull Grammar School and Queens' College Cambridge. He joined the navy in 1803, transferring to the army three years later and rising though the ranks of officers steadily to lieutenant-colonel by the time of his retirement from active service in 1829. After retiring he received several more promotions by brevet and was made a general the year before his death. Firmly opposed to slavery and exploitation, Thompson introduced extensive reforms whilst colonial governor of Sierra Leone (1808-1810). He was also interested in economics and politics, being active in the Anti-Corn Law League, writing several books, and serving as radical MP for Hull (1835-1837) and for Bradford (1847-1852, 1857-1859). He died in Blackheath, Kent in 1869.
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Transferred from the Music Library (1964).
3 letters from Thomas Perronet Thompson of Eliot Vale, Blackheath, London to Professor Augustus De Morgan of 41 Chalcot Villas, [London], 14 Dec 1862. (1-2) Duplicate copies of the same letter, offering De Morgan a copy of the 7th edition of Principles and practice of just intonation (1863). (3) Incomplete letter explaining the duplication: one of the letters had been meant for a Mr Platt; asking De Morgan to tear out the section bearing Platt's address.
All letter are autograph, with signatures.
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Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
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Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.
Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.
Compiled by Anya Turner.
Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
Aug 2008 Thompson , Thomas Perronet , 1783-1869 , army officer and politician
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Transferred from the Music Library (1964).
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3 letters from Thomas Perronet Thompson of Eliot Vale, Blackheath, London to Professor Augustus De Morgan of 41 Chalcot Villas, [London], 14 Dec 1862. (1-2) Duplicate copies of the same letter, offering De Morgan a copy of the 7th edition of Principles and practice of just intonation (1863). (3) Incomplete letter explaining the duplication: one of the letters had been meant for a Mr Platt; asking De Morgan to tear out the section bearing Platt's address.
All letter are autograph, with signatures.
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Access to this collection is unrestricted for the purpose of private study and personal research within the supervised environment and restrictions of the Library's Palaeography Room. Please contact the University Archivist for details. 24 hours notice is required for research visits.
Conditions governing reproduction
Copies may be made, subject to the condition of the original. Copying must be undertaken by the Palaeography Room staff, who will need a minimum of 24 hours to process requests.
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Typescript catalogue available in the Library's Palaeography Room.
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Presumably, Miss Treadwell retained the original letters after relinquishing these copies; the current whereabouts of the original letters is unknown.
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Compiled in compliance with General International Standard Archival Description, ISAD(G), second edition, 2000; National Council on Archives Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997.
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