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1844-02-24

ANOTHER TJ REPLY

to a further extract from original article comparing slavery in America to the English Peasant system....
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1844-02-10

EDITOR’S NOTE

Announcing that TJ’s letter would appear in the following week’s edition....
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1844-02-03

FRONT PAGE OF READING GAZETTE

The following article was printed from another publication and provoked [TJ] to write two replies....
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1844-02-17

TJ REPLIES

to suggestion that slavery in American is similar to life of peasants in England...
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1860-12-29

Slave market painter Lefevre Cranstone

also wrote passionately about the horrors of slavery when he returned to England...
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1877-12-17

Buying More Property

This took place in the final year of his life. TJ was clearly a believer of in investing in property....
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1883-05-22

More TJ Property in Reading

Advert for property bounded on 2 sides by TJ...
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1850-09-09

Gigantic flood totally wiped away several bridges

A lengthy article reporting on the extensive devastation that a great many Reading families suffered....
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1891-11-16

The Business Continues

Reports on its growth now accompanied by “an extensive coal yard”...
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1872-12-31

Reply to TJ letter about water issues

Suggests original letter was very critical of decisions about local water supplies...
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