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

One page carbon copy on pale blue paper, of a letter addressed to Editor, 'The Field' 8 Stratton Street, London., from Harold Curnow, regarding the print of the racehorse 'Bendigo' that Harold Curnow plans to have photographed and sent to the Editor.
Copy of letter is printed on the back of a form ' Remittance by Group Employer, Commonwealth of Australia'.