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Holograph.
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qz20vt21w
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Expenses for 1847 from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, [Ireland], to Maria Weston Chapman, May 25, 1848
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document
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qz20vt21w
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document
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normalized
title
Expenses for 1847 from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, [Ireland], to Maria Weston Chapman, May 25, 1848
description
Holograph.
date
["May 25, 1848"]
year
1848
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
30199
creators
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
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
Slave labor
Produce trade
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Newcastle Ladies' Free Labour Produce Association
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
genreBasic
Correspondence
Manuscripts
Ephemera
genreSpecific
Circulars
Financial statements
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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 (1 p.) ; 8 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. and 1 circular (2 p.) ; 7 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.
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yes
Source extras
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sf268508b
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42.35
schema:longitude
-71.05
notes
Holograph.
Richard Davis Webb writes to Maria Weston Chapman with a list of expenses for 1847, including the payments for postage and freight to Boston.
Accompanied by a circular (flier) printed on green paper, "To the Women of Great Britain on the Disuse of Slave Produce," by the Newcastle Ladies' Free Produce Association, 6th Mo[nth] 5th [Day], 1848. On the verso, there is chart that answers the question, "The free-man, or the slave; which shall supply your table?" The chart includes a list of produce, such as sugar, coffee, cocoa, rice, tea, etc., that is classified under "Free Labour," Slave Labour," and "Partly free, partly slave or uncertain."
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Dublin, [Ireland]
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qz20vt21w
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document
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1
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photo
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