Letter from James C. Jackson, Peterboro, [New York], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1840 [March 25]

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Title:
Letter from James C. Jackson, Peterboro, [New York], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1840 [March 25]
Description:
James C. Jackson writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to developments in New York state, specifically the West Bloomfield and Waterloo Conventions. He writes, "I have told you and many other friends in Boston that Western New York was ours. I am able to say that I am most disappointed and as it may be a week or two before the proceedings may appear in the public journal." He writes that he has helped manage the conventions through two friends, [Joseph C.] Hathaway and W.R. Smith. He quotes several paragraphs from a letter by J.C. Hathaway describing the convention and the forming of a new society with three women on the committee to report a constitution and offices for the new society. He writes, "we have incorporated in one constitution in room of the word 'persons,' or rather in addition to it the words 'male or female' and I suppose we shall be set down as a womans rights (if not a Non Resistance) society." They also voted on defeated resolutions on the third party issue. Jackson fears that William Lawrence Chaplin, the Western New York agent, may prove "treacherous." Gerrit Smith's influence as president of the state society is at an end. His conversion to a third party may make many abolitionists doubt him. Jackson says he will not attend the Albany convention due to his sickness. He believes the convention will be "thinly represented by Western New York...and Massachusetts will not be generally represented." He writes that the disorganizers and supporters of J.G. Whittier will be there. He quotes comments from a letter by Myron Holley on the non-resistance movement.
Author:
Jackson, James C., 1811-1895
Addressee:
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Date:
[March 25, 1840]
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Women abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--Societies, etc--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Meetings--United States--History--19th century
Nonviolence--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Societies
Meetings
Nonviolence
Women's rights--United States--History--19th century
Jackson, James C., 1811-1895
Hathaway, Joseph C.
Chaplin, William L. (William Lawrence), 1796-1871
Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 33 cm.
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Place of origin:
Peterboro, [New York]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
5927547
Call #:
MS A.9.2, v.13, p.46
Barcode:
39999085842316