Letter from William P. Griffin, Porto Plata, [Santa Domingo (Dominican Republic)], to Maria Weston Chapman, Sept. 29th, 1841

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Title:
Letter from William P. Griffin, Porto Plata, [Santa Domingo (Dominican Republic)], to Maria Weston Chapman, Sept. 29th, 1841
Author:
Griffin, William P.
Addressee:
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Date:
September 29, 1841
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Anti-slavery fairs
Slavery--Haiti
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century--Correspondence
Slavery
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Griffin, William P.
Paul, Susan, d. 1841
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Haiti
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 9 7/8 x 8 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/qz20vm96q
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Porto Plata, [Santa Domingo (Dominican Republic)]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
William P. Griffin acknowledges receiving a bundle of Anti-Slavery Standards, which he has distributed among the Porto Plata Anti-Slavery Society members. They express their regret at the death of Miss Paul. William P. Griffin has made arrangements for the sending of some Santiago hammocks (?) for the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society fair. He reports on the Haitian attitude toward the cause, citing the opinion that the question is unpopular here. William P. Griffin hopes that Maria Weston Chapman will write for the purpose of enlightening indifferent or hostile persons here.
Identifier:
2812398
Call #:
Ms.A.9.2 v.15, p.70
Barcode:
39999066778026
mq8508482