Fragment of letter from Joseph Ricketson, [New Bedford, Mass.?], to Deborah Weston, [no date]

Item Information

Title:
Fragment of letter from Joseph Ricketson, [New Bedford, Mass.?], to Deborah Weston, [no date]
Author:
Ricketson, Joseph, 1815-1876
Addressee:
Weston, Deborah, b. 1814
Date:
[ca. 1832–1867]
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
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Weston, Deborah, b. 1814
Ricketson, Joseph, 1815-1876
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 leaf (2 p.) ; 2 1/2 x 5 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/qz20vc35j
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
[New Bedford, Mass.?]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Only a fragment of this letter remains. It was written by Joseph Ricketson and presumably addressed to Deborah Weston. Ricketson concludes the letter by commenting: "I shall not have time to write about the slave woman & child consigned to me---her story is a long one---she seems very bright & is now very cheerful."
Identifier:
2809632
Call #:
Ms.A.9.2 v.25, p.107B
Barcode:
39999066779743
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