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Source Description
One envelope is addressed to Lucia Weston and contains an engraving by James Valetine of Dundee, Scotland. An inscription from Isaiah 11:4 of "Nations shall not lift up sword against nation. Neither shall they learn war any more." One envelope addressed to Miss Weston from unknown also contains an engraving from James Valentine of Dundee, Scotland in which an inscription says, "Arbitration for war. Universal brotherhood. Freedom of Commerce." One envelope is not addressed to anyone and has an engraving of a liberty bell with an inscription on it "Proclaim Liberty All the Inhabitants" with an address, "Magee, 316 Chestnut St." On the back is a "Twenty-Million-Power Memorial to Congress" written during the civil war or "rebellion."
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Document identity
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2z110p788
label
3 envelopes addressed to the Westons
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obj
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document
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1
Source metadata
id
2z110p788
contentType
document
stage
normalized
title
3 envelopes addressed to the Westons
description
One envelope is addressed to Lucia Weston and contains an engraving by James Valetine of Dundee, Scotland. An inscription from Isaiah 11:4 of "Nations shall not lift up sword against nation. Neither shall they learn war any more." One envelope addressed to Miss Weston from unknown also contains an engraving from James Valentine of Dundee, Scotland in which an inscription says, "Arbitration for war. Universal brotherhood. Freedom of Commerce." One envelope is not addressed to anyone and has an engraving of a liberty bell with an inscription on it "Proclaim Liberty All the Inhabitants" with an address, "Magee, 316 Chestnut St." On the back is a "Twenty-Million-Power Memorial to Congress" written during the civil war or "rebellion."
date
["[ca. 1832–1867]"]
year
1832
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5972482
creators
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Women abolitionists--United States--History--19th century--Correspondence
Women social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--United States
Women social reformers--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society
Weston, Caroline, 1808-1882
Weston, Lucia, 1822-1861
genreBasic
Correspondence
Manuscripts
typeOfResource
Text
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
extent
3 leaves (6 p.) ; 10 cm.
hasTranscription
yes
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
notes
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
The folder had "4 envelopes" written on it but there are only 3 envelopes in the folder, so it is possible that one envelope is missing.
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[Place of publication unknown]
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2z110p788
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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1a8ef24430102ee1