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Holograph, signed.
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qz20ts87m
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Letter from Mary Anne Estlin, Bristol, [England], to Anne Warren Weston, Nov. 30, 1854
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qz20ts87m
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title
Letter from Mary Anne Estlin, Bristol, [England], to Anne Warren Weston, Nov. 30, 1854
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["November 30, 1854"]
year
1854
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3133501
creators
Estlin, Mary Anne, 1820-1902
Weston, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Anti-slavery fairs
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Weston, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
Estlin, Mary Anne, 1820-1902
Hovey, Charles F., 1807-1859
Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Anti-slavery advocate
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Massachusetts
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
Suffolk
city
Boston
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1
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extent
4 leaves (14 p.) ; 5 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.
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yes
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42.35
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-71.05
notes
Holograph, signed.
Mary Anne Estlin begins this letter with instructions about a box of contributions to the anti-slavery bazaar sent by Mrs. Massie. She mentions knitting wool. She suggests acknowledging the receipt of the box by sending a note to the Anti-Slavery Advocate. Mary A. Estlin has learned "that I am in disgrace with you for letting a portion of one of your letters to me (containing intelligence not be had in a sufficiently small compass or descriptive form from any printed source) be inserted in the Advocate, the name of the writer being carefully suppressed." She points out that her first letter to Mrs. Maria W. Chapman was printed in full in the Liberator and that her objections thereto were overruled as being "fastidious." Anne Warren Weston and her sisters should not worry too much "at the liberty Mr. [Richard Davis] Webb and I have taken with your communications! I must, however, confess to the discovery that Mr. W[ebb] is not always a judicious selecter." He includes too many private details when he prints the letters. She tells about her father's invalid condition. Mary Anne Estlin said that "it greived us much to hear of dear Miss Cabot's serious illness." She wants Anne Warren Weston to tell Charles Fox Hovey that she is "rejoiced over that letter to Mr. P[illsbury]. We are looking forward with eagerness to another visit from Mr. P." She believes that "mental causes" influence Pillsbury's health, and that he is unduly sensitive to criticism. She praises Mrs. Pillsbury.
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Bristol, [England]
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qz20ts87m
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