Copy of letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, Nov. 24, 1855

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Title:
Copy of letter from William Lloyd Garrison, Boston, [Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, Nov. 24, 1855
Addressee:
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Author:
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Date:
November 24, 1855
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
Jackson, Francis, 1789-1861
Weston, Warren, 1780-1855
Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 9 7/8 x 7 7/8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/7s75dp241
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Boston, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Copy of letter. Whereabouts of original manuscript unknown.
William Lloyd Garrison congratulates Mrs. Chapman on her safe arrival home. He anticipates seeing her again. He meditates on the changes that occurred during seven years, especially the "startling achievements" of the slave power. He recognizes Mrs. Chapman's labors abroad for the anti-slavery cause. He regrets that she could not return in time for the anniversary of October 21, 1835. Francis Jackson is convalescing. Gives his sympathies to Mrs. Chapman on the death of her father [Warren Weston, Sr.].
Identifier:
2803337
Call #:
Ms.A.1.1 v.5, p.20
Barcode:
39999066787084
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