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Holograph, signed.
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wm117z22d
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Letter from Debora Weston, New Bedford, [Mass.], to Henry Grafton Chapman, March 11th, 1839
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document
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1
Source metadata
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wm117z22d
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Debora Weston, New Bedford, [Mass.], to Henry Grafton Chapman, March 11th, 1839
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["March 11, 1839"]
year
1839
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
2798458
creators
Weston, Debora, 1814-
Chapman, Henry Grafton, 1833-1883
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, Debora, 1814-
Chapman, Henry Grafton, 1833-1883
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
genreBasic
Correspondence
Manuscripts
typeOfResource
Text
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Suffolk
city
Boston
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pageCount
1
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import
extent
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 9 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.
hasTranscription
yes
Source extras
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
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42.35
schema:longitude
-71.05
notes
Holograph, signed.
Debora Weston writes her little nephew, Henry Grafton Chapman, about the whale ships in the harbor. The William Rotch(?) arrived with 1900 barrels of sperm on board. Mrs. Howland's nephew is a mate on the vessel, and has killed 30 whales with his own hand. Debora retells one of his stories of adventure with a whale. Also, tells a story about "a lady of the name Howland" who went whaling with her husband and apparently brought good luck to the ship.
Deborah signs the letter using her nickname, "Bella."
pubPlace
New Bedford, [Mass.]
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wm117z22d
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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