Letter from Lucia Weston, Boston, [Mass.], to Deborah Weston, July 7th, 1839

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Place of origin:
Boston, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Lucia Weston describes the 4th of July celebration at the Chardon Street Chapel and comments on the behavior of Rev. John Pierpont. [See Ms.A.9.2 v.11, p.130 for the 4th of July celebration program of the Boston Anti-Slavery Society.] She tells about social gatherings and viewing the fireworks in the Boston Common. Francis Jackson was impersonated in a farce called the "Retired Soap-Boiler," which "has reference to his actions in regard to the License law."
Identifier:
3132827
Call #:
Ms.A.9.2 v.11, p.132
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39999063103079
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