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Letter from Lucy Browne, Riverside, Bridgwater, [England], to Maria Weston Chapman, April 14th, 1847

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Lucy Browne, Riverside, Bridgwater, [England], to Maria Weston Chapman, April 14th, 1847
Author:
Browne, Lucy
Addressee:
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Date:
April 14, 1847
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
Racism
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Browne, Lucy
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885
Liberty bell (Boston, Mass.)
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 10 3/4 x 8 1/2 in. + 1 envelope (3 x 4 7/8 in.)
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/qz20vs61n
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Riverside, Bridgwater, [England]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Lucy Browne thanks Maria Weston Chapman for her letter and for the kind present of the Liberty Bell. Lucy Browne writes: "I fear that we shall have much less to send you than we had last time, chiefly on account of the very unusual exertions which have been made here for the relief of the starving Irish and which have monopolized the time and thoughts of many of our fellow town's men; besides this the last contributions were made in the midst of the enthusiasm excited by F. Douglass in his visit to us in the beginning of September." She cannot say how long the enthusiasm generated by Frederick Douglass will last. Lucy Browne writes: "I feel with you that moral sympathy is the foundation of all lasting friendship." She would not feel sympathetic toward the anti-slavery cause if the downfall of slavery were only a matter of time, which does not seem to be the case. Lucy Browne believes: "With respect to English influence on this queestion, it should certainly be used in destroying that slavery which was first introduced by Englishmen, and long encouraged if not enforced by our government." She discusses prejudice against color. She refers to the agents of the Cambria packet company who insulted Frederick Douglass. Lucy Browne praises the Liberty Bell and comments enthusiastically on its contributors.
Includes an envelope that most probably contained this letter. The delivery address on the envelope is: Mrs. Chapman, Federal Street, Boston, America. It is postmarked Bridgewater, April 15, 1847; on the verso, there is second postmark from Liverpool, April 16, 1847.
Identifier:
3134094
Call #:
Ms.A.9.2 v.23, p.26
Barcode:
39999066744895
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