Letter from John Bishop Estlin, Bristol, [England], to Anne Warren Weston, Friday, July 6, 1853

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Title:
Letter from John Bishop Estlin, Bristol, [England], to Anne Warren Weston, Friday, July 6, 1853
Addressee:
Weston, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
Author:
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Date:
July 6, 1853
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
Weston, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
Weston, Emma Forbes, b. 1825
Pennsylvannia Freeman
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 7 1/8 x 4 3/8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/qz20ts40q
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Bristol, [England]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
John Bishop Estlin begins the letter to Anne Warren Weston: "Many thanks, kind friend, for your affectionate letter to Mary of June 20th." He continues the letter by commenting: "Tho' suddenly smitten ... I have retired into a tranquil seclusion abounding in comfort, enabled to contemplate a lot. ...I have never had such time for reading as now, & can read with perfect ease & enjoyment." He regrets not having seen Emma Weston when she was in London.
Includes accompanying envelope.
Identifier:
3133396
Call #:
Ms.A.9.2 v.27, p.46
Barcode:
39999066786409
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