Historical information

William Abednego Thompson (11 October 1811 – 23 August 1880), also known as Bendigo Thompson, was an English bare-knuckle boxer who won the heavyweight championship of England from James Burke on 12 February 1839.[3] He was inducted into The Ring magazine Hall of Fame in 1955, the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1991[3] and the Bare Knuckle Boxing Hall of Fame in 2011. His nickname of "Bendigo" lives on in the name of a city and creek in Australia. (Wikipedia)

Physical description

Red text carbon copy of letter sent to Lady N. Jackson, Great Posbrooke, Titchfield, Fareham, Hampshire, W.E. by Harold Curnow, December 20th, 1969. Letter details information regarding the racehorse 'Bendigo'. Harold discusses a photograph of an oil painting of the horse 'Bendigo' that Lady Jackson plans to send to him.