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Holograph, signed.
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7s75fq83k
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Letter from Maria Weston Chapman, Boston, [Mass.], to Debora Weston, April 4th, 1839
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7s75fq83k
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Maria Weston Chapman, Boston, [Mass.], to Debora Weston, April 4th, 1839
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["April 4, 1839"]
year
1839
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3132900
creators
Weston, Debora, 1814-
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Cradle of liberty
Abolitionists--Newspapers
Anti-slavery fairs
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Weston, Debora, 1814-
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Abolitionist
Goodell, William, 1792-1878
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
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Correspondence
Manuscripts
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Text
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Suffolk
city
Boston
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1
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1 leaf (3 p.) ; 10 3/4 x 8 1/8 in.
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yes
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42.35
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-71.05
notes
Holograph, signed.
Maria Weston Chapman writes that the Abolitionist newspaper must be put down, "or it will put down the Mass. Soc." Therefore, it is necessary to send out agents for "the cradle" [the newspaper, the Cradle of Liberty], to counteract Amos A. Phelps's scheme of getting subscribers for the Abolitionist. Five hundred dollars are needed. Chapman considers a fair in New Bedford as a possible solution to the problem, and insists that Debora Weston, along with Susan Taber, Mary Congdon, Mary Anna Bailey, etc., "must get it up the 1st of June or so." The lectures of [William] Goodell could be sent all over the state by means of an effective agent.
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Boston, [Mass.]
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7s75fq83k
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document
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photo
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