Letter from Maria Weston Chapman, Boston, [Mass.], to Deborah Weston, Dec. 6th, 1839

Item Information

Place of origin:
Boston, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed with initials.
Maria Weston Chapman expects to see a letter in the Liberator newspaper from John F. Emerson defending his delivery of the famous Amos A. Phelps letter to Maria Chapman, for inclusion in Right and Wrong in Massachusetts. Chapman tells of her anti-slavery plans: a trip to Lynn, an offer to write letters for the New Bedford anti-slavery fair, and writing poetry, etc. She mentions the letter she received from Deborah P. Palmer [dated Dec. 1, 1839, Call No. Ms.A.9.2 v.12, p.99], which she answered with a warning to have nothing to do with the Misses Ball. She considers appealing to Andrew Robeson for $1000. She thinks that internal dissension has driven away the weak and cowardly abolitionists. She briefly discusses a system of weekly money collections. She praises the independence of the Liberator newspaper.
Identifier:
3132913
Call #:
Ms.A.9.2 v.12, p.108
Barcode:
39999063099095
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