Letter from George Thompson, Rockton, Valley of the Mohawk, [NY], to Anne Warren Weston, Feb. 24, 1851, 1/2 p.[past] 9 a.m

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Title:
Letter from George Thompson, Rockton, Valley of the Mohawk, [NY], to Anne Warren Weston, Feb. 24, 1851, 1/2 p.[past] 9 a.m
Author:
Thompson, George, 1804-1878
Addressee:
Weston, Anne Warren, 1812-1890
Date:
February 24, 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
Foster, Stephen S. (Stephen Symonds), 1809-1881
Foster, Abby Kelley, 1811-1887
Places:
Massachusetts > Suffolk (county) > Boston
Extent:
2 leaves (6 p.) ; 8 1/4 x 5 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/wm118n604
Terms of Use:
No known copyright restrictions.
No known restrictions on use.
Place of origin:
Rockton, Valley of the Mohawk, [NY]
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed with initials.
George Thompson describes the convention in Union Village; S.S.F. [Stephen Symonds Foster] attacked church organizations and Abby [Kelly Foster] "made a masterly (no mistressly) speech." Thompson received vociferous applause for his replies to a critic. Thompson closes the letter by saying: "Can you put up with these epistles? If you can you shall hear more concerning the rambles of an Incendiary."
Includes, accompanying envelope with the delivery address: "Messrs. Goodhue & Co., New York City." With a notation in the lower left corner: "For Miss A. W. Weston."
Identifier:
3132508
Call #:
Ms.A.13.1 p.20 (a,b,c)
Barcode:
39999063102295
mq8430244