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Holograph, signed with initials.
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wm117z35g
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Letter from Debora Weston, New Bedford, [Mass.], to Anne Warren Weston, Sunday morning, March 17th, 1839
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wm117z35g
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document
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normalized
title
Letter from Debora Weston, New Bedford, [Mass.], to Anne Warren Weston, Sunday morning, March 17th, 1839
description
Holograph, signed with initials.
date
["March 17, 1839"]
year
1839
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3132668
creators
Weston, Debora, 1814-
Weston, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--New Bedford
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, Debora, 1814-
Weston, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
French, Rodney, approximately 1802-1882
St. Clair, Alanson
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Bristol (county)
Massachusetts
New Bedford
North and Central America
Suffolk (county)
United States
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Correspondence
Manuscripts
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Text
country
United States
state
Massachusetts
county
Bristol
city
New Bedford
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1
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 9 3/4 x 7 7/8 in.
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yes
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41.6333
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-70.9333
notes
Holograph, signed with initials.
Debora Weston relates occurances at the lecture of Alanson St. Clair in Fairhaven, particularly the dispute between him and Rodney French, president of the New Bedford Anti-Slavery Society, who declared that the Massachusetts Abolitionist was established in opposition to the Liberator. Debora gives news of New Bedford acquaintances.
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New Bedford, [Mass.]
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wm117z35g
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document
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photo
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