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Holograph, signed with initials.
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vm417b55h
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Letter from Anne Warren Weston, Chauncy Place, [Boston], to Debora Weston, April 11, 1842
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vm417b55h
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title
Letter from Anne Warren Weston, Chauncy Place, [Boston], to Debora Weston, April 11, 1842
description
Holograph, signed with initials.
date
["April 11, 1842"]
year
1842
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3132341
creators
Weston, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
Weston, Debora, 1814-
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Hingham
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, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
Weston, Debora, 1814-
Chapman, Henry Grafton, 1804-1842
Folsom, Abigail H., d. 1867
Farnsworth, Amos, 1788-1861
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Foster, Abby Kelley, 1811-1887
Bradburn, George, 1806-1880
Collins, John A. (John Anderson), 1810-1879
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Hingham
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Plymouth (county)
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.) ; 10 1/8 x 8 in.
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yes
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42.35
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-71.05
notes
Holograph, signed with initials.
Anne W. Weston had indirect news that Henry G. and Maria W. Chapman arrived at Gonaives, [Haiti]. When coming to Boston, Anne found Mrs. Henry Chapman very ill with a fever. Saw Abby Kelley, who has lectured at North Brookfield and Hingham, and is on her way to Plymouth County, to raise $200; she will then have fulfilled her pledge to raise $1000 for the American Anti-Slavery Society. Anne prophesies a match between Abby Kelley and John Fiske. There has been quite an A.S. [Anti-Slavery] Revival at Hingham. [George] Bradburn made quite a stir there." The two anti-slavery meetings in Boston went off well, with Wendell Phillips and George Bradburn speaking. She describes the disturbance caused by Mrs. Abigail Folsom. She describes the calls made on her by the Islander: "I always had a liking for this brother..." Also, mentions the letter from Dr. Amos Fransworth discussing his lawsuit. John A. Collins has had a pleurisy fever. The disease is prevalent now; Mr. (John) Pierpont and Mr. (Ezra Stiles) Gannet were dangerously ill with it, and "there never was a time when there was so much sudden sickness and death." Anne does not feel that she should accept Deborah's money for going to New York.
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Chauncy Place, [Boston]
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vm417b55h
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