Letter from William P. Griffin, Pt. Plata, [Santa Domingo (Dominican Republic)], to Maria Weston Chapman, May 14 / [18]43

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Title:
Letter from William P. Griffin, Pt. Plata, [Santa Domingo (Dominican Republic)], to Maria Weston Chapman, May 14 / [18]43
Author:
Griffin, William P.
Addressee:
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Date:
[May 14, 1843]
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
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.
Chapman, Henry Grafton, 1804-1842
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/qz20vp034
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Pt. Plata, [Santa Domingo (Dominican Republic)]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
William P. Griffin sends his condolences to Mrs. Maria Weston Chapman on the loss of her husband, Henry Grafton Chapman. William P. Griffin tells of the losses incurred by individuals in Haiti and refers to "the Tyrant Bozer." Meetings of the anti-slavery society were prohibited. The army is expected in fourteen days to complete the formation of a new government.
Notes (date):
This date is inferred.
Identifier:
2812402
Call #:
Ms.A.9.2 v.18, p.38
Barcode:
39999066778059
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