Letter from Evelina A. S. Smith, Hingham, [Mass.], to Caroline Weston, Dec. 11, 1836

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Title:
Letter from Evelina A. S. Smith, Hingham, [Mass.], to Caroline Weston, Dec. 11, 1836
Author:
Smith, Evelina A. S.
Addressee:
Weston, Caroline, 1808-1882
Date:
December 11, 1836
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, Caroline, 1808-1882
Smith, Evelina A. S.
Smith, Increase S.
Brooks, Charles, 1795-1872
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 9 7/8 x 7 3/4 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/qz20v186z
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Hingham, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
On pages 1-2 of this manuscript, there is a letter by Evelina A. S. Smith to Caroline Weston. Evelina begins with a discussion regarding the return of some bags, probably made for the anti-slavery fair. She mentions a plan for a society to educate black people in Liberia and warns against undertaking such a project for reasons of vanity, pride, or ambition. She tells of a man named Brooks who is lecturing on education in Plymouth County.
On page three, there is a separate note by Increase S. Smith to Caroline Weston. Increase S. Smith comments on Mr. Brooks's lecture on education, the congregation in Abington, and the fact that he and his wife have not joined the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. He tells about the pleasure he gets from the study of the classics.
Identifier:
3133842
Call #:
Ms.A.9.2 v.8, p.78B
Barcode:
39999066779966
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