Letter from Maria Weston Chapman, [Boston, Mass.], to Deborah Weston, Monday night, Feb'y 25, [1860?]

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Place of origin:
[Boston, Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed with initials.
Maria Weston Chapman discusses Mary Weston's illness. She tells of Wendell Phillips's handling of Anne Warren Weston's affairs. She gives a long account of a tax controversy between Weymouth and Boston. Chapman distributed 25 tracts. She talks about the "Mobocrats" and [James] Redpath. She objects to yielding a "hair's-breadth" to the opposition. Discusses a conversation with Ann Terry Phillips about the advisability of giving advice to one's friends. Chapman talks about the usefulness of some of the recent anti-slavery meetings. She mentions the continuation of the John Brown meeting and refers again to Redpath.
Identifier:
3133073
Call #:
Ms.A.9.2 v.6, p.90A
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