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Source Description
Holograph, signed.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
7s75dn10g
label
Letter from Lucia Weston, Boston, [Mass.], to Debora Weston, December 15th, 1836
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obj
dtoType
document
pageCount
1
Source metadata
id
7s75dn10g
contentType
document
stage
normalized
title
Letter from Lucia Weston, Boston, [Mass.], to Debora Weston, December 15th, 1836
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["December 15, 1836"]
year
1836
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3132815
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
Weston, Lucia, 1822-1861
Weston, Debora, 1814-
Ammidon, Melania
Chapman, Henry Grafton, 1804-1842
Hildreth, Richard, 1807-1865
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
source
import
extent
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 9 7/8 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.
This letter is mostly about family gossip. Lucia Weston thinks that Henry G. Chapman doesn't treat Richard Hildreth well. She discusses Melania Ammidon's wedding. She praises a sermon by Mr. Town, an agent of the American Anti-Slavery Society.
pubPlace
Boston, [Mass.]
dcId
7s75dn10g
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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21300ec8f2f66d47