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Holograph, signed.
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vm417n96m
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Letter from Caroline Weston, 11 West Street, Boston, to Anne Warren Weston, Aug. 13, 1835, Thursday morning
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vm417n96m
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Caroline Weston, 11 West Street, Boston, to Anne Warren Weston, Aug. 13, 1835, Thursday morning
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["August 13, 1835"]
year
1835
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3132523
creators
Weston, Caroline, 1808-1882
Weston, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
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
Weston, Caroline, 1808-1882
Weston, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
Davenport, Sophia
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Weston, Debora, 1814-
Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880
Child, David Lee, 1794-1874
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 7/8 x 8 in.
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yes
Source extras
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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.
Caroline Weston describes making calls with Mrs. Maria Weston Chapman on Henrietta Sargent and Mrs. Helen Benson Garrison, where they met Mr. Garrison and George Thompson. She tells about the call of Mr. [John S.] Kimball in quest of a teacher for the Canaan School [Noyes Academy?], Caroline's suggestion of Sophia Davenport for the position, her uncertainty, her decision against it, and later makes a tearful change of mind, though too late. She gives an account of a farewell metting for Mr. and Mrs. David Lee Child at the home of Ellis Gray Loring. "The 'watch' [given to Mrs. Child by abolitionist friends] was there, the Bible too & the inscription & the letters"--the letter from the ladies of Salem and Lynn was especially beautiful. Mr. Thompson offered a moving prayer and "there was much weeping & feeling." She describes seeing the Childs and Thompson off: "Mrs. Child was pretty much used up and seemed much depressed. The fears that Thompson will not get back safely...The impression in Boston that he will be killed here is gaining strength daily."
On pages 1-3 of the letter, there is cross-writing.
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11 West Street, Boston
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vm417n96m
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document
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1
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photo
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