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Holograph, signed.
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Document identity
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wm1187847
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Letter from Anne Warren Weston, Sans Souci, New York, to Maria Weston Chapman, May 13, 1840
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document
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1
Source metadata
id
wm1187847
contentType
document
stage
normalized
title
Letter from Anne Warren Weston, Sans Souci, New York, to Maria Weston Chapman, May 13, 1840
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["May 13, 1840"]
year
1840
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3132304
creators
Weston, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century--Correspondence
Women's rights
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Weston, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
Tappan, Lewis, 1788-1873
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus), 1805-1847
Loring, Ellis Gray, 1803-1858
American Anti-Slavery Society
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Foster, Abby Kelley, 1811-1887
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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largeImageUrl
pageCount
1
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import
extent
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.
hasTranscription
yes
Source extras
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
schema:latitude
42.35
schema:longitude
-71.05
notes
Holograph, signed.
Anne Warren Weston gives a detailed report of the anniversary meeting of the American Anti-Slavery Society. Francis Jackson, as chairman, was authorized to appoint a business committee. The appointment of Abby Kelley caused a storm. The viva voce being doubted, the votes were counted and stood about 557 to 451 in Miss Kelley's favor. Lewis Tappan gave four reasons why he could not work on the committee with a woman, and Ellis Gray Loring refuted these reasons. A. A. Phelps declined serving on the committee. Anne describes various speeches--"[David Lee] Child spoke capitally"--and states that "when we broke up it was settled that we had achieved a glorious victory."
pubPlace
Sans Souci, New York
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wm1187847
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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ba12e1e1a1c8854e