Ask the Scholar
Document scope · 1 page
Scholar
Ask about this object, its catalog metadata, its source description, or the page inventory.
For page-specific OCR and visual context, open one of the page chats.
Source Description
Holograph, signed.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
qz20tj921
label
Letter from Abby Kimber, Kimberton, [Penn.], to Maria Weston Chapman, 5/21 1846
core
obj
dtoType
document
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
qz20tj921
contentType
document
stage
normalized
title
Letter from Abby Kimber, Kimberton, [Penn.], to Maria Weston Chapman, 5/21 1846
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["May 21, 1846"]
year
1846
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3133391
creators
Kimber, Abby, 1804-1871
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
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Kimber, Abby, 1804-1871
Burleigh, Gertrude K.
Quincy, Edmund, 1808-1877
Gay, Sydney Howard, 1814-1888
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
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
thumbnailUrl
largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
extent
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 10 1/2 x 8 3/8 in.
hasTranscription
yes
Source extras
institutionArkId
sf268508b
collectionArkId
ht24xg10q
schema:latitude
42.35
schema:longitude
-71.05
notes
Holograph, signed.
On pages 1-3 of this manuscript, there is a letter by Abby Kimber to Maria Weston Chapman, written on May 21, 1846. Abby Kimber thinks that the National Anti-Slavery Standard should be supported independently of subscribers, and be circulated gratis among "our most intelligent opponents." She suggest that "E. Quincy might curb his wit a little -- and S.H. Gay might be a little sparing of his epithets..." She feels that some of the "glorious articles" are lost among the abolitionists, "none of the political papers having the grace to copy them."
On pages 3-4 of this manuscript, there is a separate letter by Gertrude K. Burleigh [also known as Mrs. Charles Calistus Burleigh] to Maria Weston Chapman, written on May 22, 1846. Gertrude K. Burleigh reports that Robert Douglass wants Maria Weston to return his sketches that were entrusted to her. If they cannot be found, please give Douglass information about them. Robert Douglass also wants the return of a painting lent to William Lloyd Garrison. Gertrude K. Burleigh asks for the articles left over from the Dedham anti-slavery fair. She rejoices that Mary Grew will be with Maria Weston Chapman at the time of the convention. She quotes Charles [Calistus Burleigh?]'s praise of Mary Grew as a speaker.
pubPlace
Kimberton, [Penn.]
dcId
qz20tj921
type
document
Single page context
seq
1
pageIndex
0
type
photo
mediaId
09e49764071607dc