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Source Description
Holograph, signed with initials.
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Document identity
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7s75dm36d
label
Letter from Emma Forbes Weston, [Weymouth, Mass.], to Caroline Weston, Wednesday night, [1842-1844]
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obj
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document
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1
Source metadata
id
7s75dm36d
contentType
document
stage
normalized
title
Letter from Emma Forbes Weston, [Weymouth, Mass.], to Caroline Weston, Wednesday night, [1842-1844]
description
Holograph, signed with initials.
date
["[1842–1844]"]
year
1842
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3132794
creators
Weston, Emma Forbes, b. 1825
Weston, Caroline, 1808-1882
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Weston, Emma Forbes, b. 1825
Weston, Caroline, 1808-1882
Perkins, Jonas, 1790-1874
Stanton, Henry B. (Henry Brewster), 1805-1887
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
genreBasic
Correspondence
Manuscripts
typeOfResource
Text
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Suffolk
city
Boston
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
extent
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 9 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.
hasTranscription
yes
Source extras
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
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42.35
schema:longitude
-71.05
notes
Holograph, signed with initials.
Emma Forbes Weston reports on the health of her mother and Aunt Priscilla. She wants Caroline Weston to send her the pattern for a collar. Emma tells about an argument between herself, Aunt Mary, and Mrs. Ford over a lecture by Henry B. Stanton. She discusses Rev. Jonas Perkins. She wants Caroline Weston to write to her.
pubPlace
[Weymouth, Mass.]
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7s75dm36d
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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