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Letter from James Haughton, 34 Eccles St., Dublin, [Ireland], to Maria Weston Chapman, 18th July 1844
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cv43qh557
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Letter from James Haughton, 34 Eccles St., Dublin, [Ireland], to Maria Weston Chapman, 18th July 1844
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["July 18, 1844"]
year
1844
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3134376
creators
Haughton, James, 1795-1873
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century--Correspondence
Free trade
Temperance
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Haughton, James, 1795-1873
O'Connell, Daniel, 1775-1847
Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860
Webb, James H.
New England Non-Resistance Society
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
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Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
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Correspondence
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United States
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Massachusetts
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Suffolk
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Boston
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2 leaves (8 p.) ; 10 x 8 in.
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-71.05
notes
Holograph, signed.
T. Davis of Providence sent James Haughton a copy of Theodore Parker's Discourses. James Haughton is a Unitarian but finds among the adherents of this church "as much coldness toward human improvement" as among those of other sects. Haughton comments: "Teetotalism is my favorite hobby." He discusses the question of British trade with Brazil. Haughton considers all slave grown produce stolen goods. Free trade with Brazil would cause increased exploitation of Africans. Haughton asks: "Can there be a doubt that your increase of slavery is owing to our great trade with you?" Haughton has appealed to the London Committee "to cry out against all slave produce." Haughton contrasts Maria Weston Chapman's non-resistance to his own attitude toward government action. James H Webb, the brother of Richard Davis Webb, professes to be "more of an absolute Non-resistant than any of us." The Irish people are now almost wholly absorbed in their political troubles. As Daniel O'Connell has a horror of bloodshed, "while he lives, I believe we shall be safe from the calamity of civil war." Irish agitation is a security from the peace of Europe. Just as England, if it was invaded, would get no help from Ireland. The teetotal reform "is producing glorious results in this land." Educational conditions are also improving somewhat. Haughton is glad that Maria W. Chapman liked his essay in the Liberty Bell. [James Haughton's essay, "A Word of Encouragement," was printed in the Liberty Bell in 1844, p. 30-39.]
On pages five and six of this letter, there are two layers of writing, lengthwise and crosswise.
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34 Eccles St., Dublin, [Ireland]
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