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Holograph, signed with initials.
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wm118745j
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Letter from Debora Weston, New Bedford, [Mass.], to Anne Warren Weston, Jan. 6, 1840, Monday morning
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document
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1
Source metadata
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wm118745j
contentType
document
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normalized
title
Letter from Debora Weston, New Bedford, [Mass.], to Anne Warren Weston, Jan. 6, 1840, Monday morning
description
Holograph, signed with initials.
date
["January 6, 1840"]
year
1840
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3132709
creators
Weston, Debora, 1814-
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
Smallpox--Vaccination
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Weston, Debora, 1814-
Weston, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
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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1
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extent
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 10 x 7 5/8 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, signed with initials.
Debora Weston tells of her troubles in getting the local ministers to read notices of anti-slavery meetings at church services. Debora was vaccinated [for smallpox] at Mrs. John F. Emerson's. She praises the Emerson's baby.
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New Bedford, [Mass.]
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wm118745j
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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