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Holograph, signed.
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qz20v437n
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Letter from Edmund Quincy, Dedham, [Mass.], to Caroline Weston, July 9th, 1840
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qz20v437n
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Edmund Quincy, Dedham, [Mass.], to Caroline Weston, July 9th, 1840
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["July 9, 1840"]
year
1840
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3133882
creators
Quincy, Edmund, 1808-1877
Weston, Caroline, 1808-1882
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Dedham
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Weston, Caroline, 1808-1882
Quincy, Edmund, 1808-1877
Chapman, Henry Grafton, 1804-1842
Manford, Dr.
Graham, Sylvester, 1794-1851
Boston Female Anti-slavery Society
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Dedham
Massachusetts
Norfolk (county)
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
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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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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 9 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.
hasTranscription
yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
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42.35
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-71.05
notes
Holograph, signed.
Edmund Quincy says that the Dedham Female Anti-Slavery Society voted to transfer "their auxiliaryship to the M. F. E. Soc. [Massachusetts Female Emancipation Society]." The minority that has withdrawn is considering what course to take. Edmund Quincy considers it "all important" that Caroline Weston should be present at their meeting to help them, "for their ignorance of business is extraordinary." Edmund Quincy wants Caroline Weston to come Friday evening and stay at his house through Sunday. He is glad to hear of Henry G. Chapman's convalescence. He recommends a hobby "in the domain of Graham," which he considers as requiring vegetarianism to perfect it. In connection with his visit to Lynn, Edmund Quincy comments on "the double-faced & double-named Manford alias Colman." [Dr. Manford, alias John Colman, see William Lloyd Garrison, Vol. II, note 348.] Edmund Quincy describes a Whig celebration at Dedham in which ladies walked in a procession. Edmund Quincy remarks that "the 'sphere of woman' must be made of caoutchouc of the most elastic description."
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Dedham, [Mass.]
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qz20v437n
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document
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