Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, [Ireland], to Mary Anne Estlin, 1851 May 13

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Title:
Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, [Ireland], to Mary Anne Estlin, 1851 May 13
Description:
Richard Davis Webb writes to Mary Anne Estlin regarding his communication with Miss Follen. He writes of plans with other abolitionists during their stay in London. He writes of his daughter visiting Chesterfield to see Crystal Palace and his desire to see the Crafts. He writes of Eliza Wigham's character. He writes of Mary Anne's father, John Bishop, and his involvement in the Christian Union. He begins to write on the subject of Quakers but the letter is incomplete.
Author:
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Addressee:
Estlin, Mary Anne, 1820-1902
Date:
May 13, 1851
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--England--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists--Ireland--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Religious aspects--Christianity--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Meetings--Great Britain--History--19th century
Christianity--Great Britain--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Christianity
Meetings
Christianity--Great Britain
Antislavery movements--United States
Quaker abolitionists
Estlin, Mary Anne, 1820-1902
Wigham, Eliza
Craft, William
Craft, Ellen
Webb, Richard Davis, 1805-1872
Places:
United Kingdom
England
Ireland
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 19 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z10z9429
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
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Place of origin:
Dublin, [Ireland]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Catalog card says this letter is incomplete and no known author, however after viewing the handwriting, I have determined it is written by Richard Davis Webb and the letter was written in 1851, not 1857 as it is written on the catalog card.
Identifier:
5124025
Call #:
MS A.7.3 p.18
Barcode:
39999085504700