Letter from John Goodhue, New York, to Maria Weston Chapman, 1843 Oct[ober] 28

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Title:
Letter from John Goodhue, New York, to Maria Weston Chapman, 1843 Oct[ober] 28
Description:
John Goodhue writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to being flattered by his recollection of their former acquaintance when they met in company with Mr. and Mrs. Joshua Bates. While he utterly condemns "the institution of slavery," in his view, "the magnitituded of the evil, in the vast number involved, has always presented itself to me as an unsurmountable difficulty" and he considers it one of those abuses which will be cured "rather by the progress of general intelligence and a higher standard of character than by direct and forcible intereference." He therefore denies himself the pelasure of acting with Maria.
Author:
Goodhue, John
Addressee:
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Date:
October 28, 1843
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--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--United States
Antislavery movements--United States
Slavery
Goodhue, John
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 25 cm.
Permalink:
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Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
New York
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title devised by cataloger.
Identifier:
6019574
Call #:
MS A.9.2, v.19, p.62
Barcode:
39999085847190