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Source Description
Harriet Martineau writes to John Bishop Estlin in regards to Ellen Craft, a fugitive slave. She thanks him for the paper he sent and writes her pleasure in meeting him and "Miss E."
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Document identity
localId
2z10z413t
label
Letter from Harriet Martineau to John Bishop Estlin
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obj
dtoType
document
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1
Source metadata
id
2z10z413t
contentType
document
stage
normalized
title
Letter from Harriet Martineau to John Bishop Estlin
description
Harriet Martineau writes to John Bishop Estlin in regards to Ellen Craft, a fugitive slave. She thanks him for the paper he sent and writes her pleasure in meeting him and "Miss E."
date
["[ca. 1832–1867]"]
year
1832
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5120278
creators
Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--England--19th century--Correspondence
Fugitive slaves--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--Great Britain--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--England--History--19th century
Women social reformers--England--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Underground Railroad
Abolitionists
Fugitive slaves--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Women abolitionists
Women social reformers
Antislavery movements--United States
Estlin, Mary Anne, 1820-1902
Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
subjectsGeographic
England
Europe
United Kingdom
genreBasic
Correspondence
Manuscripts
typeOfResource
Text
country
United Kingdom
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
extent
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 12 cm.
hasTranscription
yes
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
ht24xg10q
schema:latitude
54
schema:longitude
-4.5
notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript contains 2 separate sheets, one a letter from Harriet Martineau and the other is a note about Ellen Craft that says, "Ellen Craft: in the disguise in which she escaped from Macon in Georgia, U.States."
pubPlace
[Place of publication unknown]
dcId
2z10z413t
type
document
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
ed28b4589d1c9f4b