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Holograph, signed.
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cv43qk49h
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Letter from Eliza Wigham, 5 Gray Street, Edinburgh, [Scotland], to Anne Warren Weston, 26-01-1857
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cv43qk49h
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title
Letter from Eliza Wigham, 5 Gray Street, Edinburgh, [Scotland], to Anne Warren Weston, 26-01-1857
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["January 26, 1857"]
year
1857
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3134348
creators
Wigham, Eliza
Weston, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--Scotland
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, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
Wigham, Eliza
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Estlin, Mary Anne, 1820-1902
Griffiths, Julia, -1895
Nichol, Elizabeth Pease, 1807-1897
Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898
Stowe, Harriet Beecher, 1811-1896
Webb, Mary
Frémont, John Charles, 1813-1890
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Europe
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Scotland
Suffolk (county)
United States
genreBasic
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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extent
2 leaves (8 p.) ; 7 3/8 x 4 5/8 in. + 1 envelope
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yes
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42.35
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-71.05
notes
Holograph, signed.
Eliza Wigham is pleased with the success of the Anti-Slavery Bazaar and "1600 dollars was an unprecedented amount" to make on the opening day. She expresses faith in the abolitionists. She was told that many thought it shocking that the abolitionists failed to vote for Fremont. Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe has been misquoted. Julia Griffiths "came & molested us & instituted a new society," drawing away some members. But those who remained "were greatly benefitted by the storm, it opened their eyes & strengthened them." The friends of Julia Griffiths are beginning "to see that F. Douglass & not the A. S. cause is the object which claims her sympathies, ..." Eliza Wigham lists the anti-slavery societies in Scotland, their leaders, and their tendencies. Eliza Wigham talked to Mary Webb today, "the dramatic reader of Uncle Tom. She spoike so familiarly & warmly of our beloved friends that I almost felt them nearer." Mary Webb "spoke of dear P. Pillsbury mourning over his health." Mrs. Elizabeth Pease Nichol is happy in her present situation. Eliza Wigham believes it would do Mary Estlin much good to visit Rome while Anne Warren Weston is there. She hopes that Anne W. Weston's sister will improve in health.
Includes an envelope with the delivery address: Anne W. Weston, care of Messrs. Paterham & Hooker, Palazzo Albani, Rome.
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5 Gray Street, Edinburgh, [Scotland]
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cv43qk49h
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