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Source Description
Holograph, signed.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
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qz20v140b
label
Letter from Abby Williams May, 27 Hollis St., [Boston?, Mass.], to Miss Weston, July 16, [not before 1863]
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obj
dtoType
document
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
qz20v140b
contentType
document
stage
normalized
title
Letter from Abby Williams May, 27 Hollis St., [Boston?, Mass.], to Miss Weston, July 16, [not before 1863]
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["[ca. July 16, 1863–1867]"]
year
1863
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3133756
creators
May, Abby W. (Abby Williams), 1829-1888
Weston, Miss
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
Weston, Miss
May, Abby W. (Abby Williams), 1829-1888
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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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
extent
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 7 x 4 1/2 in.
hasTranscription
yes
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
ht24xg10q
schema:latitude
42.35
schema:longitude
-71.05
notes
Holograph, signed.
In this letter, Abby Williams May thanks Miss Weston for a contribution. She always needs money. Abby W. May's mother is not very well, and "the heat overcomes her, exceedingly." She is sorry to hear of Miss Weston's ill health.
pubPlace
27 Hollis St., [Boston?, Mass.]
dcId
qz20v140b
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document
Single page context
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1
pageIndex
0
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photo
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c6f9fdaf4e67b741