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Holograph, signed.
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qz20tb886
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Letter from John Anderson Collins, Haverhill, [Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, Sept. 7th, 1841
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qz20tb886
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document
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title
Letter from John Anderson Collins, Haverhill, [Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, Sept. 7th, 1841
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["September 7, 1841"]
year
1841
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3133594
creators
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Collins, John A. (John Anderson), 1810-1879
institution
Boston Public Library
collections
Anti-Slavery Collection
subjects
Abolitionists--Pennsylvania
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889
Fitch, Charles, 1805-1844
American Anti-Slavery Society
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Collins, John A. (John Anderson), 1810-1879
subjectsGeographic
Boston
Massachusetts
North and Central America
Pennsylvania
Suffolk (county)
United States
genreBasic
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
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 10 x 7 7/8 in.
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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.
Written crosswise on the top of page one of this manuscript, there is a letter from John Anderson Collins to Maria Weston Chapman, dated Sept. 7, 1841. John A. Collins found Oliver Johnson's letter when he came to Haverhill from Abington. Collins writes: "Oliver's proposal strikes me favorably. I think it a capital suggestion." Collins has had a "beautiful meeting" and has hopes that "Brother [Charles?] Fitch" will yet do something for the cause. He mentions the towns where he is to lecture. Collins says that the "new organization is completely used up."
On pages one through four of this manuscript, there is a separate letter by Oliver Johnson to John Anderson Collins, dated Sept. 3, 1841, New York. Oliver Johnson has returned from a visit to two countries of Pennsylvania where he found a "revival of anti-slavery feeling,' and the abolitionists "almost unanimously in favor of Old Organization." This letter is mainly concerned with the proposal to hold the anniversary meeting of the American Anti-Slavery Society at Philadelphia in December. The Executive Committee has instructed Oliver Johnson to correspond with friends in different parts of the country to ascertain their opinions. Oliver Johnson, favoring the plan, presents five reasons for his decision. The [Executive] Committee has requested Oliver Johnson to lecture and collect the funds in Ohio and Indiana, "particularly among the Quakers there."
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Haverhill, [Mass.]
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qz20tb886
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1
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