Letter from Joseph Ricketson, New Bedford, [Mass.], to Deborah Weston, Dec. 23, 1860

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Joseph Ricketson, New Bedford, [Mass.], to Deborah Weston, Dec. 23, 1860
Author:
Ricketson, Joseph, 1815-1876
Addressee:
Weston, Deborah, b. 1814
Date:
December 23, 1860
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
Liberty
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Weston, Deborah, b. 1814
Ricketson, Joseph, 1815-1876
Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 leaf (6 p.) ; 8 x 5 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/qz20vf62v
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
New Bedford, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
This manuscript consists of two partial letters. On pages 1-4 of this manuscript there is an unsigned, incomplete letter by Joseph Ricketson to Deborah Weston, dated Dec. 23, 1860. Ricketson writes: "[Wendell] Phillips is eloquent as Mirabeau, and as bold as Peter the Hermit." Ricketson quotes James Otis as saying that you can sooner "dam the Nile with bulrushes, than fetter cause of Freedom." Joseph Ricketson has never before felt more confident of success. He refers to a paper stating that 100 men were ready to go from New Bedford to defend Phillips. Willy Rotch made a fine speech before the municipal election. The colored men almost unanimously voted Republican. He tells about the large attendance at the lecture of A[ndrew] T. Foss.
On page five of this manuscript, there is a separate, partial, undated letter signed by Joseph Ricketson. Joseph Ricketson tells of the popularity of William Lloyd Garrison's young son.
On page six, there is an explanation regarding this manuscript, written in pencil by an unknown person: "Part of letter from Joseph Ricketson to Deborah Weston dated New Bedford 1861. First part of letter strictly personal."
Identifier:
3133963
Call #:
Ms.A.9.2 v.30, p.43
Barcode:
39999066783471
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