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Source Description
Holograph, signed.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
7s75dn695
label
Letter from Lucia Weston, Boston, [Mass.], to Debora Weston, Sept. 15, 1839
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obj
dtoType
document
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
7s75dn695
contentType
document
stage
normalized
title
Letter from Lucia Weston, Boston, [Mass.], to Debora Weston, Sept. 15, 1839
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["September 15, 1839"]
year
1839
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3132829
creators
Weston, Lucia, 1822-1861
Weston, Debora, 1814-
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, Lucia, 1822-1861
Weston, Debora, 1814-
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Lundy, Benjamin, 1789-1839
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
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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
source
import
extent
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 9 3/4 x 7 5/8 in.
hasTranscription
yes
Source extras
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sf268508b
collectionArkId
ht24xg10q
schema:latitude
42.35
schema:longitude
-71.05
notes
Holograph, signed.
Lucia Weston tells of an important letter from Amos A. Phelps to Mrs. Maria W. Chapman. When the letter arrived, "they exclaimed with one voice, 'here's richness.'" Lucia gives some news of Weymouth. She tells about a trip to Lowell in the train. On page 2 of the manuscript, is a transcription of the letter sent by Amos A. Phelps to Mrs. Maria W. Chapman. Lucia mentions that Benjamin Lundy died.
pubPlace
Boston, [Mass.]
dcId
7s75dn695
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document
Single page context
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1
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0
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photo
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edef109d0b7c773d