Letter from Jos. Cummins, Savannah, [GA], to Maria Weston Chapman, December 23, 1845

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Title:
Letter from Jos. Cummins, Savannah, [GA], to Maria Weston Chapman, December 23, 1845
Author:
Cummins, Jos.
Addressee:
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Date:
December 23, 1845
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
Fugitive slaves--United States
Slavery
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Cummins, Jos.
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 leaf (1 p.) ; 7 5/8 x 8 3/8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/qz20v7602
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Savannah, [GA]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Jos. Cummins knows no inducement to relinquish his right to the boy Nelson, the son of his escaped slave Patsey. Measures are now proceeding to have Patsey returned, and "the only reason that they have not been more vigorously pursued, was her general worthlessness as a servant when here and her character after she absconded."
Identifier:
2810516
Call #:
Ms.A.9.2 v.21, p.151B
Barcode:
39999066783752
mq8509760