Letter from Mary Weston, [Weymouth, Mass.], to Deborah Weston, Monday afternoon, 24 October [1836]

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Place of origin:
[Weymouth, Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Mary Weston begins this letter with family news. She says that Emma Weston went for a ride with Henry Cowing in "a civered [sic] waggon." She tells about the actions of Rev. Jonas Perkins at a meeting. Perkins did not think that emancipation of the slaves could be accomplished without bloodshed. She describes a meeting of an anti-slavery society. Mary Weston discusses Betsy White's funeral and a lecture by Charles Fitch. Ezra Weston induced a sea captain to bring Augustus Hesse home. Mary Weston is planning some visits.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
3134372
Call #:
Ms.A.9.2 v.8, p.65
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39999066746700
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