Letter from Mrs. Mary Welsh, Montpelier, Edinburgh, [Scotland], to Maria Weston Chapman, May 15th, 1845

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Title:
Letter from Mrs. Mary Welsh, Montpelier, Edinburgh, [Scotland], to Maria Weston Chapman, May 15th, 1845
Author:
Welsh, Mary, Mrs.
Addressee:
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Date:
May 15, 1845
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Abolitionists--Scotland
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Women abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston--19th century--Correspondence
Abolitionists
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Welsh, Mary, Mrs.
Wright, Henry Clarke, 1797-1870
Free Church of Scotland
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Scotland
Extent:
1 leaf (3 p.) ; 9 1/4 x 7 1/2 in. + 1 envelope (3 1/4 x 4 7/8 in.)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/qz20vp64v
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Place of origin:
Montpelier, Edinburgh, [Scotland]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Mrs. Mary Welsh tells of the formation of a ladies' committee to work for the Massachusetts Society. The fact that the Free Church has been taking money from slave holders in the United States "is causing a wonderful agitation here." Henry C. Wright, who has been here several weeks and has opened people's eyes. Mrs. Mary Welsh acknowledges the receipt of the Standard. Although living in Edinburgh now, Mary Welsh maintains her connection with the Glasgow society.
This letter is accompanied by an envelope with the delivery address Mrs. Maria Weston Chapman, Boston, United States.
Identifier:
3134309
Call #:
Ms.A.9.2 v.21, p.24
Barcode:
39999066745967
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