Letter from Sarah Allibone Speakman McKim, Philadelphia, [Pennslyvania], to Mary Anne Estlin, 1853 June 17th

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Title:
Letter from Sarah Allibone Speakman McKim, Philadelphia, [Pennslyvania], to Mary Anne Estlin, 1853 June 17th
Description:
Sarah Allibone Speakman McKim writes to Mary Anne Estlin on June 17, 1853 thanking her and her father for taking care of her husband while he is ill during his visit to England. She hopes he will be able to "render you much assistance in the cause of suffering humanity." James Miller McKim writes to Mary Anne Estlin on October 4, 1853 in regards to antislavery meetings that he and her father attended. He gives his opinions of Russell Carpenter who "lacks soul" and of a Wesleyan Minister, who doesn't understand the anti-slavery movement, "either its history or its philosophy."
Author:
McKim, Sarah Allibone Speakman, 1813-1891
Addressee:
Estlin, Mary Anne, 1820-1902
Date:
June 17, 1853
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--England--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--Great Britain--History--19th century
Abolitionists--Public opinion--United States--19th century
Antislavery movements--Meetings--Great Britain--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--England--History--19th century
Women social reformers--England--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Abolitionists--United States
Public opinion
Meetings
Women abolitionists
Women social reformers
Antislavery movements--United States
M'Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874
Estlin, Mary Anne, 1820-1902
McKim, Sarah Allibone Speakman, 1813-1891
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Places:
United Kingdom
England
Extent:
2 leaves (6 p.) ; 14 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z10zd75g
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Philadelphia, [Pennslyvania]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) manuscript contains two letters. One from Sarah Allibone Speakman McKim and another from her husband, James Miller McKim on October 4th, 1853 in Liverpool, England.
Identifier:
5139316
Call #:
MS A.7.3 p.102
Barcode:
39999085505152