Letter from Richard Davis Webb, Dublin, [Ireland], to Anne Warren Weston, July 5, 1849

Item Information

Place of origin:
Dublin, [Ireland]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Richard Davis Webb tells about installing a mailbox. He found in it one letter from S. H. Gay, one from E. Quincy, and one from Anne Warren Weston. He tells how much he enjoys getting letters. He mentions the kindness of Francis Jackson to Anne Delaney and her husband. He talks at length about class distinctions in Dublin and comments that "nothing is more common with them [the poor Irish] to marry in haste and repent at leisure." Webb doubts that will be able to go to Paris to see Mrs. Maria Weston Chapman. He is utterly sick of the whole course of the French both at home and abroad. He wants a copy of Jay on the Mexican War. He describes the scene in his home as he writes. He mentions his sister-in-law, Maria Waring. He disapproves of the plan to shift the Anti-Slavery Bazaar to Philadelphia. He suggests a division of the proceeds between Philadelphia and Boston. He doubts if Joseph Sturge and his followers will help the Garrisonians even though there is no Liberty Party "or other class of Abolitionists who do not sympathize with you." Webb continues: "You have made yourselves of no present reputation. Reputation is the darling of the Quakers, and the Quakers are the backbone of all philanthropic efforts in England." Webb says: "The times are so depressed that I don't hope we will be able to do much this year." Webb tells about a tour of the Western Highlands that he and his wife took. Webb sends his letter by the hand of Dr. William Henry Harvey, a botanist. He asks Anne Warren Weston to accpt a gift of Dr. H.'s The Sea Side Book and mentions his poetry.
Identifier:
3134288
Call #:
Ms.A.9.2 v.24, p.81
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