Letter from Rodney French, New Bedford, [Massachusetts], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1839 June 17

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Title:
Letter from Rodney French, New Bedford, [Massachusetts], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1839 June 17
Description:
Rodney French writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to receiving letters from Alanson St. Clair on anti-slavery resolutions passed in Worcester and quoting St. Clair's letter, he states that the new newspaper, "Massachusetts Abolitionist" was not "designed to be in opposition to the Liberator, but a co-worker with it." He states that at the Fall River meeting, St. Clair mentioned that a suggestion was made to have his town's society meet prior to the meeting and appoint a large delegation instructing them to vote in person of these resolutions and that "this was Garrison's own measure." Mr. S. Hopkins Emery and Gilbert H. Durfee endorse all that St. Clair said. They received a vote in their favor by a majority of three. The Bristol County anti-slavery society's board passed "those obnoxious resolutions which the society at its late meeting disapproved." He believes St. Clair formed a society in Attleborough, which he made an auxiliary to the American society. In Fair Haven, St. Clair said he was not an agent of the American society but an agent of the Bristol county society. After lecturing for three days, he took up a collection and "did not get over four dollars."
Author:
French, Rodney, approximately 1802-1882
Addressee:
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Date:
June 17, 1839
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--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Societies, etc--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Societies, etc--Great Britain--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Anti-slavery fairs--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Lectures and lecturing--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Meetings--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Newspapers--United States--History--19th century
Antislavery movements--Publishing--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--Great Britain
Antislavery movements--United States
Societies
Lectures and lecturing
Meetings
Publishers and publishing
American Anti-Slavery Society
French, Rodney, approximately 1802-1882
Emery, Samuel Hopkins, 1815-1901
St. Clair, Alanson
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Liberator (Boston, Mass. : 1831)
Places:
United Kingdom
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 cm.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z110n10d
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
New Bedford, [Massachusetts]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
5956599
Call #:
MS A.9.2, v.11, p.131
Barcode:
39999085843249