Letter from Joseph Ricketson, New Bedford, [Mass.], to Deborah Weston, 1st mo[nth] 30 [day] 1863

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Joseph Ricketson, New Bedford, [Mass.], to Deborah Weston, 1st mo[nth] 30 [day] 1863
Author:
Ricketson, Joseph, 1815-1876
Addressee:
Weston, Deborah, b. 1814
Date:
January 30, 1863
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, Deborah, b. 1814
Ricketson, Joseph, 1815-1876
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 8 1/8 x 5 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/qz20vg355
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
New Bedford, [Mass.]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed with initials.
Joseph Ricketson wants to see Deborah Weston "dreadfully," and says that she "must come" to visit them. Kate and Mary Briggs are both here now. He tells of New Bedford friends. Joseph Ricketson's son, Joey, has left the mill and expects to enter a cordage factory.
Identifier:
3133968
Call #:
Ms.A.9.2 v.31, p.39
Barcode:
39999066744374
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