Letter from Quincy Edmund, Dedham, [Massachusetts], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1841 Feb[ruary] 25

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Title:
Letter from Quincy Edmund, Dedham, [Massachusetts], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1841 Feb[ruary] 25
Description:
Edmund Quincy writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to the Lochid sailling for Haiti on Saturday. He writes about his views on how African Americans can progress culturally when freed. He refers to the "Hour & the Man" and asks her to find out everything she can about Toussaint [Louverture]. He holds a high opinion of Toussaint and wants to know about the emancipation in Haiti. He says he had a white horse which was sent to Haiti and sold to the Emperor Christophe. He talks about John Anderson Collins in England and says his mission to raise funds has been a failure. He was refused countenance and aid by the London Committee "because the late course of the A.A.S.S. had alievated their confidences." The Sabbath convention has raised "the devil" in England and confirmed the statements of Birney and Stanton that G[arrison] and the old society are "infidels." He says that Collins was disappointed in Joel Prentiss Bishop. He speaks of Theodore Parker's eloquent anti-slavery sermon at Spring St. He comments on the action of the clergy in reference to Mr. Pierpont and tells of Pierpont's conduct at the funeral of Mrs. Stewart. Ripley is coming out to Dedham next month to commence the Millenium at Ellis' farm. Frank Shaw has bought land and is going to build and live at Spring St. He asks Maria to consider settling in Dedham. He describes Adin Ballou's Fraternal Society. He compares it with the Brook Farm experiment and thinks it has a better chance at succes.
Author:
Quincy, Edmund, 1808-1877
Addressee:
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Date:
February 25, 1841
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
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Societies, etc--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Religious aspects--Christianity--United States--History--19th century
Slaves--Emancipation--Haiti
Antislavery movements--Lectures and lecturing--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Meetings--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--United States
Women social reformers--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Societies
Christianity
Enslaved persons--Emancipation
Antislavery movements
Lectures and lecturing
Meetings
British and Foreign Anti-slavery Society
Quincy, Edmund, 1808-1877
Toussaint Louverture, 1743-1803
Shaw, Francis George, 1809-1882
Bishop, Joel Prentiss, 1814-1901
Parker, Theodore, 1810-1860
Pierpont, John, 1785-1866
Birney, James Gillespie, 1792-1857
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Collins, John A. (John Anderson), 1810-1879
Places:
United Kingdom
Haiti
Extent:
1 leaf (10 p.) ; 26 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z110k92g
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Dedham, [Massachusetts]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
5944966
Call #:
MS A.9.2 v.13, p.26-28
Barcode:
39999085843108