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TM/2/3/4-Letter from George Leman Tuthill, 31 August 1799


Letter from George Tuthill to Thomas Manning from Jena (Germany). Tuthill wants to hear more of Manning’s state of mind , which he abruptly stopped writing about in his last letter to tell Tuthill that “Briggs is with the dead, Ted with the living and Flowen with the felons”. Tuthill wants to pursue his dream of a community of like-minded individuals. He compares his thoughts with those of Shaftesbury. At present he is preparing to travel on to Venice via travelling down the Danube to Vienna. Handwritten, 1 piece, 3 sides. Dated 31 August 1799