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vm417n810
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Letter from Caroline Weston, [Newark, New Jersey?], to Mrs. Worcester and the Newark Ladies' Peace Society
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Source metadata
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vm417n810
contentType
document
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normalized
title
Letter from Caroline Weston, [Newark, New Jersey?], to Mrs. Worcester and the Newark Ladies' Peace Society
description
Holograph.
date
["[ca. 1832–1867]"]
year
1832
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
2797278
creators
Weston, Caroline, 1808-1882
Worcester, Mrs.
Newark Ladies' Peace Society
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Newark Ladies' Society--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Weston, Caroline, 1808-1882
Worcester, Mrs.
Newark Ladies' Peace Society
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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1
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extent
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 9 x 7 1/4 in.
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yes
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sf268508b
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42.35
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-71.05
notes
Holograph.
Caroline Weston acknowledges a letter which was read by the Society "with the holiest interest." She rejoices that the Newark Ladies' Peace Society has been drawn to a consideration of the great truths to promulgate by associating themselves as a peace society. The sympathy of Christian friends is peculiarly valuable in a field which promises a glorious harvest, but in which the laborers seem few. She dwells on the traditional view of war as frequently praiseworthy, and on the dazzling effect of martial array and the seemingly heroic. Reflection, however, convinced them of the sinfulness of war, and we saw that it brought in its train all other sins. The Gospel of Christ is sufficient guide; to love our enemies and to resist those who persecute us is the only warfare in which we may lawfully engage. As in this Christian cause they had no right to remain inactive, they determined to do what they could.
The letter is written in pencil with many deletions. Apparently a rough draft.
For another version of this letter, see Call No. Ms.A.9.2 v.6, p.75.
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[Newark, New Jersey?]
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vm417n810
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document
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1
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photo
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