Letter from Maria Weston Chapman, Boston, [Mass.], to Deborah Weston, Wednesday, Jan. 19th, [1842?]

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Place of origin:
Boston, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed with initials.
Maria Weston Chapman comments on Deborah's name. Chapman criticizes the sermons of a minister named Knapp. She tells of a conversation with Allen Dodge about railroads and abolitionism. She comments on the Bible Convention. She reports on the activities of the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society, which included sending a copy of their constitution to the members of the Port Plate Society in Haiti. She describes the condition of her husband's health. Charles L. retold her about his trip to Maine. She mentions Charles T. Torrey. She ends the letter with family news.
Identifier:
3132939
Call #:
Ms.A.9.2 v.3, p.34
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39999063099426
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