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Mary Clark writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to the preparations for the Concord anti-slavery fair. She requests letters from Maria and her sisters and others for the "Post office" at the fair. She is deeply "indebted to the Boston society for their kindness and sympathy." She says that their "champion" [William Lloyd Garrison] is leaving for London and wishes him a "safe & speedy passage over the great waters!"
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Letter from Mary Clark, Concord, [New Hampshire], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1840 May 8
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2z110t68v
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title
Letter from Mary Clark, Concord, [New Hampshire], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1840 May 8
description
Mary Clark writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to the preparations for the Concord anti-slavery fair. She requests letters from Maria and her sisters and others for the "Post office" at the fair. She is deeply "indebted to the Boston society for their kindness and sympathy." She says that their "champion" [William Lloyd Garrison] is leaving for London and wishes him a "safe & speedy passage over the great waters!"
date
["May 8, 1840"]
year
1840
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
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No known restrictions on use.
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no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
5977389
creators
Clark, Mary, 1791-1841
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Women abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Anti-slavery fairs--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Women social reformers--United States
Clark, Mary, 1791-1841
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
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Correspondence
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1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 cm.
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Holograph, signed.
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Concord, [New Hampshire]
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2z110t68v
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