Letter from George Thompson, Peterborough, N.Y, to Anne Warren Weston, Friday, Febrary 28, 1851, 10:15 A.M

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Title:
Letter from George Thompson, Peterborough, N.Y, to Anne Warren Weston, Friday, Febrary 28, 1851, 10:15 A.M
Author:
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Addressee:
Weston, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
Date:
February 28, 1851
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
Antislavery movements--United States
Women abolitionists--United States
Weston, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Stanton, Elizabeth Cady, 1815-1902
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
1 leaf (4 p.) ; 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/wm118n558
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Peterborough, N.Y
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed with initials.
George Thompson is staying at the house of Gerritt Smith's daughter. He describes his journey from Herkimer to Winfield, his stay at a temperance hotel kept by an abolitionist, and his speeches at the convention. He comments that Mr. Smith's daughter and Mrs. H. B. Stanton have adopted the Turkish costume. [Mrs. Henry Brewster Stanton was also known as Elizabeth Cady Stanton.]
Identifier:
3132507
Call #:
Ms.A.13.1 p.19
Barcode:
39999063102287
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