Letter from Francis Bishop to Mary Anne Estlin

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Francis Bishop to Mary Anne Estlin
Description:
Francis Bishop writes to Mary Anne Estlin regarding the health of Mary Anne's aunt and herself. He writes that the Boston Anti-Slavery Society "is the only one doing good in the states." He writes of abolitionists troubles in taking up the cause from those who "profess Christianity." He poses the question, "Why do not all Anti-Slavery people in the States and here too agree to spare each others feelings." He writes of H.C. Wright and the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society and of its Christian leaders. He discusses his own religious meetings and writes, "we had colored people present, several of them Fugitive Slaves, from Tennesee, South Carolina, Georgia, Marland, & Missouri."
Author:
Bishop, Francis
Addressee:
Estlin, Mary Anne, 1820-1902
Date:
[ca. 1832–1867]
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
Antislavery movements--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Societies, etc--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Lectures and lecturing--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Religious aspects--Christianity--United States--History--19th century
Fugitive slaves--United States--History--19th century
Christianity--United States--19th century
Antislavery movements--Religious aspects--Christianity--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Societies, etc--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Meetings--Great Britain--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--England--History--19th century
Women social reformers--England--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Antislavery movements--United States
Societies
Antislavery movements
Lectures and lecturing
Christianity
Fugitive slaves--United States
Christianity--United States
Meetings
Women abolitionists
Women social reformers
British and Foreign Anti-slavery Society
Boston Anti-Slavery Society
Estlin, Mary Anne, 1820-1902
Bishop, Francis
Wright, Henry Clarke, 1797-1870
Places:
United Kingdom
England
Extent:
2 leaves (8 p.) ; 20 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z10z955c
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
[Place of publication unknown]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Card catalog says "1850?" as a possible date but haven't found anything in the letter to indicate that.
Identifier:
5124102
Call #:
MS A.7.3 p.4
Barcode:
39999085504718