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Holograph, signed.
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cv43qg81n
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Letter from Amos Farnsworth, Groton, [Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, Dec. 15, 1841
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cv43qg81n
contentType
document
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normalized
title
Letter from Amos Farnsworth, Groton, [Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, Dec. 15, 1841
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["December 15, 1841"]
year
1841
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3134360
creators
Farnsworth, Amos, 1788-1861
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
Farnsworth, Amos, 1788-1861
Bishop, Joel Prentiss, 1814-1901
Knapp, Isaac, 1804-1843
La Fontaine, Jean de, 1621-1695
Wright, Elizur, 1804-1885
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
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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pageCount
1
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extent
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.
hasTranscription
yes
Source extras
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
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42.35
schema:longitude
-71.05
notes
Holograph, signed.
Amos Farnsworth compliments the Liberty Bell and says "the tone of Bell must be very excellent & it will give me pleasure to do what I can to help ring it." Farnsworth has not seen Isaac Knapp's circular. He pities Knapp. But Joel Prentiss Bishop "deserves more, unless his conduct is chargeable to insanity." Farnsworth has more sympathy for Elizur Wright, who nature stamped "with the seal of Old Org. Phelps, Stanton, & Co. deceived him." When Elizur Wright could not meet the wishes of the New Organization, they dropped him, and "he flew to La Fontaine for bread." [Elizur Wright translated the Fables of La Fontaine.]
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Groton, [Mass.]
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cv43qg81n
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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