From Frederic Richard Lees   Feb. 5/48

Leeds, Feb. 5/48

Dear Sir,

I should have been happy to have made your personal acquaintance; but, in default of that, I shall not fail to communicate with you by means of Transcendentalism1 and Truth-Seeking.2

Should you be able to obtain other subscribers,3 I shall be glad.

Yours very truly, | Fredc Rd Lees.

RI MS JT/1/TYP/11/3746

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communicate with you by means of Transcendentalism: transcendentalism is a philosophical orientation characterized by a belief in the essential goodness of man and nature, most often associated with the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson. Lees may also have been referencing a British periodical about Transcendentalism, although the specific periodical has not been identified.

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Truth-Seeking: Lees edited a transcendentalist publication entitled Truth Seeker from 1844 to 1850. (ODNB).

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obtain other subscribers: Lees is probably referring to subscribers for Truth Seeker.

Please cite as “Tyndall0343,” in Ɛpsilon: The John Tyndall Collection accessed on 30 April 2024, https://epsilon.ac.uk/view/tyndall/letters/Tyndall0343