Letter from Sarah Moore Grimkè, Belleville, [New Jersey], to Elizabeth Pease Nichol, 1840 May

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Title:
Letter from Sarah Moore Grimkè, Belleville, [New Jersey], to Elizabeth Pease Nichol, 1840 May
Description:
Sarah Moore Grimkè writes to Elizabeth Pease Nichol regarding England's Opium trade with China and hopes "some providence" will prevent them from going to war with China. She writes about her opinions of Harriet Martineau's eulogies on American abolitionists. She writes about the document criticizing the Society of Friends that will be sent to the World's Anti-Slavery convention, believing that the Society of Friends holds "deep hostility to the movements of the abolitionists." She rejoices that William Bassett has taken up the anti-slavery movement. She is happy that a letter written by Joseph Sturge was published in the Emancipator stating a report has reached England that women will be sent as delegates to the Convention. She also writes news of the birth of her sister's son, "born on the 14th of the 12th month a fine healthy babe, his name is Charles Stuart [Weld]." She asks about a package containing the Freeman with "Whittier's letter or Mrs. Clay's speech as she is unable to track it down.
Addressee:
Nichol, Elizabeth Pease, 1807-1897
Author:
Grimké, Sarah, 1792-1873
Date:
May 1840
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Women abolitionists--United States--History--19th century--Correspondence
Women social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Society of Friends--United States--19th century
Women abolitionists--England--History--19th century
Women social reformers--England--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Lectures and lecturing--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Meetings--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--United States
Women social reformers--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Society of Friends--History
Women--Political activity--United States
Women's rights--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists
Great Britain--Foreign relations--China
China--History--Opium War, 1840-1842
Women social reformers
Antislavery movements--United States
Lectures and lecturing
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Meetings
Nichol, Elizabeth Pease, 1807-1897
Grimké, Angelina Emily, 1805-1879
Grimké, Sarah, 1792-1873
Emancipator (New York, N.Y. : 1835)
Places:
United Kingdom
England
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 34 cm.
Permalink:
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Place of origin:
Belleville, [New Jersey]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript contains a purple postmarked stamp that says "Garrison Mss."
Identifier:
5118066
Call #:
MS A.1.2 v.9, p.34
Barcode:
39999085430336