Letter, New Bedford, [Massachusetts], to Debora Weston, 1840 July 26

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Title:
Letter, New Bedford, [Massachusetts], to Debora Weston, 1840 July 26
Description:
Unknown writes to Debora Weston in regards to the New Bedford female anti-slavery society held its quarterly meeting yesterday and gives an account of the meeting. Miss Ball is to be sent to New Bedford to form a new female society and was received her with "much feeling." The society decided to continue to subscribe to the "Liberty Bell" but will delay in sending money until they receive more money from additional members not present at the meeting. The writer mentions the contribution of articles by African American women to the Massachusetts anti-slavery fair and reflects, "so long as we have the confidence of our coloured population, we have nothing to fear from the miserable tools of new organization." Debora's friend Ellis Bartlett is the prime mover in a conspiracy relating to meetings that Mr. Johnson told her about. The writer recounts a story in which [Hiram] Cummings invited members from their society to join his. The writer discusses what they have done to get subscribers for the "anti-slavery standard." The writer asks if she will attend the convention in Worcester and is not at all surprised by the recent developments of Dr. Manford, saying "I never had the least confidence in him but the denouncement is rather sudden after all."
Addressee:
Weston, Debora, 1814-
Date:
July 26, 1840
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Women abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women social reformers--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Newspapers--United States--History--19th century
African Americans--Education--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Meetings--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Anti-slavery fairs--United States--History--19th century
African American abolitionists--History--19th century
African American women abolitionists--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Societies, etc--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Women social reformers--United States
African Americans--Education--History
Meetings
African American abolitionists
African American women abolitionists
Societies
Weston, Debora, 1814-
Hopper, Isaac T. (Isaac Tatem), 1771-1852
Gibbons, J. S. (James Sloan), 1810-1892
National anti-slavery standard
Liberty bell (Boston, Mass.)
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 26 cm.
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Place of origin:
New Bedford, [Massachusetts]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
5978089
Call #:
MS A.9.2, v.13, p.109
Barcode:
39999085845111