Letter from Daniel Ricketson, Woodlee, [New Bedford, Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, Nov. 6, 1846

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Daniel Ricketson, Woodlee, [New Bedford, Mass.], to Maria Weston Chapman, Nov. 6, 1846
Author:
Ricketson, Daniel, 1813-1898
Addressee:
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Date:
November 6, 1846
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
Ricketson, Daniel, 1813-1898
Chapman, Henry Grafton, 1804-1842
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Liberty bell (Boston, Mass.)
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 9 1/8 x 7 3/8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/qz20v842b
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Woodlee, [New Bedford, Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Daniel Ricketson sends a sonnet for the Liberty Bell. [See Ms.A.9.2 v.22, p.121 for the sonnet "To the Memory of Thomas Clarkson," Dec. 1846, by Daniel Ricketson, that is mentioned in this letter.] Daniel Ricketson will hand five dollars for the Liberty Bell to Maria Weston Chapman at the time of the fair, which he expects to attend. He mourns the loss of Mr. Henry Grafton Chapman and extends his sympathy to Mrs. Maria W. Chapman and her daughter.
Identifier:
3133919
Call #:
Ms.A.9.2 v.22, p.120
Barcode:
39999066779636
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