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Holograph, signed.
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cv43pt167
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Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, [Ireland], to Anne Warren Weston, Sunday, Nov. 28, 1858
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document
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cv43pt167
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, [Ireland], to Anne Warren Weston, Sunday, Nov. 28, 1858
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["November 28, 1858"]
year
1858
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
2813560
creators
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Weston, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Anti-slavery fairs
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Weston, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Browning, Elizabeth Barrett, 1806-1861
Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876
May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871
Montalembert, Charles Forbes, comte de, 1810-1870
Phillips, Ann Terry Greene, 1813-1886
Shackleton, Mary
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Webb, Richard, 1835-1882
Waring, Maria
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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pageCount
1
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import
extent
2 leaves (8 p.) ; 8 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.
hasTranscription
yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
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42.35
schema:longitude
-71.05
notes
Holograph, signed.
Frederick William Chesson says that George Thompson's hands have not recovered their strength, although his health has improved. Richard Davis Webb is trying to buy a country house. Maria Waring married Dr. James Palmer; she has been the best friend the anti-slavery cause has had in Ireland. Richard Davis Webb's second son, Richard, has sailed for Australia, which Richard Davis Webb regards as "a matter of fact country." He mentions the Misses Shackleton, who are descendants of Judge Thomas Fell, whose widow married George Fox. Richard D. Webb discusses Mrs. Maria Weston Chapman's proposal of substituting a money collection for the Anti-Slavery Bazaar this year. He regrets that Mrs. Wendell Phillips's health restricts her husband's activity. Samuel J. May "may shortly be looked for in Italy." Webb refers to the recent comet. He praises stereoscopic pictures. He thinks of how much Miss Weston (Anne Warren Weston) will enjoy meeting Mrs. Elizabeth Barrett Browning, "the greatest poetess of any age---altho[ugh] I wish for her own sake & for mine that she would polish somewhat more & that she would take some time to clarify her meaning." Richard D. Webb regards Harriet Martineau as a much greater woman. He discusses Count Montalembert; the [news]papers are full of comments on his trial.
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Dublin, [Ireland]
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cv43pt167
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document
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1
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