Letter from John Bishop Estlin, Liverpool, [England], to Mary Anne Estlin, 1846 November 3
Description:
John Bishop Estlin writes to Mary Anne Estlin regarding a meeting with American abolitionists. He writes, "Here I am in a room full of people. Mr. R.D.Webb, his brother; R.d. Allen;-a black man, Mr. Daily-Mr. Garrison, H.C. Wright, a Mr. or Miss Brady--..I am writing on my knee while the discussion goes on...I am to shave with a respectable gentleman...of Edinburgh...Douglass is to be here presently." He writes of his living arrangements while in Liverpool and of the events during his stay.
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript contains annotations written by Mary Anne Estlin. At the top of the page in a different handwriting it says "My Father (Liverpool) November 3 1846." There is a separate note that says "Miss A.W. Weston to J.B. Estlin & M.A. Estlin 1850-1866" and in pencil below written "Chapman letter to Mr. Estlin 1845-in this vol."