Draft of letter from Maria Weston Chapman to Thomas Clarkson and Mrs. Seaman, [1844 Sept.?]

Title:: Draft of letter from Maria Weston Chapman to Thomas Clarkson and Mrs. Seaman, [1844 Sept.?]
Addressee:: Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846
Addressee:: Seaman, Mrs.
Author:: Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Date:: [September 1844?]
Format:: Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:: Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):: Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:: United States
Abolitionists--Political activity--United States
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--United States
Political participation
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Clarkson, Thomas, 1760-1846
Seaman, Mrs.
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Places:: Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:: 7 leaves (13 p.)
Permalink:: https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/7s75fh08s
Terms of Use:: No known copyright restrictions.
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Language:: English
Notes:: Holograph.
This is a rough draft of a letter presumably by Maria Weston Chapman to Thomas Clarkson. The letter appears to be written on scrap paper. Maria Weston Chapman explains why an abolitionist cannot take an oath to support the constitution, which would thereby prevent him from serving in Congress. She discusses the various opinions held by abolitionists in regard to the right political procedure for their cause.
On the verso of the last leaf of this manuscript, there is a separate letter by Maria Weston Chapman to Mrs. Seaman(?). It is a note of thanks, dated Oct. 13th.
Identifier:: 2800885
Call #:: Ms.A.9.2 v.4, p.24
Barcode:: 39999063100570
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