Letter from Frederick William Chesson, Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester, [England], to Maria Weston Chapman, 17th January 1854

Title:: Letter from Frederick William Chesson, Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester, [England], to Maria Weston Chapman, 17th January 1854
Addressee:: Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Author:: Chesson, F. W. (Frederick William), 1833 or 1834-1888
Date:: January 17, 1854
Format:: Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:: Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):: Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:: Abolitionists--England--Manchester
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Thompson, Edith
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Chesson, F. W. (Frederick William), 1833 or 1834-1888
Places:: Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
England > Manchester, City and Borough of (county) > Manchester
Extent:: 1 leaf (4 p.) ; 7 x 4 1/2 in.
Permalink:: https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv142q17n
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Place of origin:: Cheetham Hill Road, Manchester, [England]
Language:: English
Notes:: Holograph, signed.
Frederick William Chesson tells of internal dissent in the Manchester Anti-Slavery Union, which has resulted in a new organization called the Manchester Anti-Slavery League. He wants Maria Weston Chapman's help in writing an address and constitution. George Thompson's little daughter, Edith, is seriously ill.
Identifier:: 4530564
Call #:: Ms.A.9.2 v.28, p.3
Barcode:: 39999066768985

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