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George Peabody was an American financier and philanthropist. He moved to London from Massachusetts in 1837 and worked in banking, eventually founding Peabody, Morgan & Co with Junius Spencer Morgan which changed to J. P. Morgan & Co on his retirement in 1864. In later life Peabody was renowned for his philanthropy, founding educational establishments in the United States and housing for the poor in Britain. As a result he was greatly admired by many including William Ewart Gladstone, and was awarded honours, including the Congressional Gold Medal and Freeman of the City of London.
George Peabody was an American financier and philanthropist. He moved to London from Massachusetts in 1837 and worked in banking, eventually founding Peabody, Morgan & Co with Junius Spencer Morgan which changed to J. P. Morgan & Co on his retirement in 1864. In later life Peabody was renowned for his philanthropy, founding educational establishments in the United States and housing for the poor in Britain. As a result he was greatly admired by many including William Ewart Gladstone, and was awarded honours, including the Congressional Gold Medal and Freeman of the City of London.
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| Title: | Letter from George Peabody |
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| Description: | George Peabody writes to Sampson Low thanking him for receipt of his book 'The Charities of London' (written by Sampson Low Jnr. and republished 1862). |
| Address: | York Hotel |
| Letter dated: | 31-03-1862 |
| Physical description: | Sampson Low Letters, Volume 2, 1 page ; glue seepage. |
| Types of letter: | Acknowledgement of receipt of an item; Reference to a charitable organisation |
| Key works mentioned: | The Charities of London |
| Letter note: | This letter has a related note written by the Reverend Frederick William Low who compiled the volumes in c.1913: "George Peabody, philanthropist, famous for his munificent contributions, amounting in all to £500,000 towards building individual homes in London, born Feb: 18.1795, died Nov: 4. 1869." |
| Rights statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | No further use without permission. Contact university-archive@open.ac.uk |
| Image rights: | © National Portrait Gallery London by John Jabez Edwin Mayall albumen carte-de-visite 1868 or before https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ |
| Identifier: | SL_152 |
