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Holograph, signed.
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Document identity
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7s75dn05m
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Letter from Lucia Weston, Boston, [Mass.], to Debora Weston, Oct. 4th, 1836
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obj
dtoType
document
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1
Source metadata
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7s75dn05m
contentType
document
stage
normalized
title
Letter from Lucia Weston, Boston, [Mass.], to Debora Weston, Oct. 4th, 1836
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["October 4, 1836"]
year
1836
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3132814
creators
Weston, Lucia, 1822-1861
Weston, Debora, 1814-
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Fugitive slaves--United States
Weston, Lucia, 1822-1861
Weston, Debora, 1814-
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 5/8 x 7 3/4 in.
hasTranscription
yes
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sf268508b
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ht24xg10q
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42.35
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-71.05
notes
Holograph, signed.
In this letter, Lucia Weston writes that Anne Warren Weston and Dr. Amos Farnsworth came down on the stage from Groton. She tells about the case of a black stowaway who was imprisoned for nonpayment of his passage money. Samuel E. Sewall rescued him. Lucia said: "You will notice the mistake that I have made, but you would not wonder for the disapppointed man is here that is Mr. Bigelow. I suppose Anne told you about it, if she did not, I am bound to secrecy and will tell you when I see you." Lucia mentions a "southern young lady" who may attend her school. This letter is mostly about gossip and domestic details.
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Boston, [Mass.]
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7s75dn05m
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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