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Source Description
Holograph, signed.
Scholar Source Context
Document identity
localId
qz20ts827
label
Letter from Mary Anne Estlin, Bristol, [England], to Anne Warren Weston, Aug. 31, 1854
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obj
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document
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1
Source metadata
id
qz20ts827
contentType
document
stage
normalized
title
Letter from Mary Anne Estlin, Bristol, [England], to Anne Warren Weston, Aug. 31, 1854
description
Holograph, signed.
date
["August 31, 1854"]
year
1854
rights
No known copyright restrictions.
rightsUri
No known restrictions on use.
reuseAllowed
no restrictions
language
English
identifierLocal
3133500
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
Dighton, Mrs.
Brown, William Wells, 1814?-1884
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Anti-slavery advocate
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 (4 p.) ; 5 7/8 x 3 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.
In this letter, Mary Anne Estlin mentions William Wells Brown's impending departure. She approves of Richard D. Webb's use of he Anne Warren Weston's letters in the Anti-Slavery Advocate. Her father, John Bishop Estlin, "is somewhat better since we came home ...but never free from giddiness ..." She will send more news when she gets a chance. She bought 30 copies of a book for the Anti-Slavery Bazaar with money given to her by "good old Mrs. Dighton ...She is very aged (85 I think) ..."
pubPlace
Bristol, [England]
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qz20ts827
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document
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1
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0
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photo
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503750b39ecc0d81