Incomplete letter from Amos Farnsworth, Groton, [Mass.], to Anne Warren Weston, July 20, 1845

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Title:
Incomplete letter from Amos Farnsworth, Groton, [Mass.], to Anne Warren Weston, July 20, 1845
Author:
Farnsworth, Amos, 1788-1861
Addressee:
Weston, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
Date:
July 20, 1845
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Weston, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
Farnsworth, Amos, 1788-1861
Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 10 x 8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/cv43qh84p
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Groton, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph.
At first with playful irony and then in a more serious tone, Amos Farnsworth criticizes Anne Warren Weston and the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society and their views in respect to the annihilation of the United States Constitution and the effect of this move on the abolition of slavery. They believe that when the Constitution is removed, slavery must fall. Amos Farnsworth thinks the reverse and looks for "a change of action" as soon as those agreeing with Anne W. Weston see their error. One officer in the Society has already changed his views.
Identifier:
2814867
Call #:
Ms.A.9.2 v.21, p.36
Barcode:
39999066746593
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