Letter from Lucia Weston, Boston, [Mass.], to Deborah Weston, Oct. 4th, 1836

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Title:
Letter from Lucia Weston, Boston, [Mass.], to Deborah Weston, Oct. 4th, 1836
Author:
Weston, Lucia, 1822-1861
Addressee:
Weston, Deborah, b. 1814
Date:
October 4, 1836
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Fugitive slaves--United States
Weston, Lucia, 1822-1861
Weston, Deborah, b. 1814
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 9 5/8 x 7 3/4 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/7s75dn05m
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Boston, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
In this letter, Lucia Weston writes that Anne Warren Weston and Dr. Amos Farnsworth came down on the stage from Groton. She tells about the case of a black stowaway who was imprisoned for nonpayment of his passage money. Samuel E. Sewall rescued him. Lucia said: "You will notice the mistake that I have made, but you would not wonder for the disapppointed man is here that is Mr. Bigelow. I suppose Anne told you about it, if she did not, I am bound to secrecy and will tell you when I see you." Lucia mentions a "southern young lady" who may attend her school. This letter is mostly about gossip and domestic details.
Identifier:
3132814
Call #:
Ms.A.9.2 v.8, p.57
Barcode:
39999063098949
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