"Holograph, signed. Deborah Weston begins the letter by talking about herself. She tells about a fire in Nathaniel T. Bent's house. She saw a man named Hallett at the Mansion House. She collected signatures for a petition. She praises Rev. Angier and Rev. Choules. Deborah writes: Dr. Wilson & Phineas Crandall, both the Methodist ministers in town, are abolitionists...\" She says that Philemon R. Russell spoke. Deborah includes many messages to members of her family. Also with Call No. Ms.A.9.2 v.8, p.62, is a receipt from the Anti-Slavery Society, for $20, dated Boston, Oct. 21, 1836."
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"Letter from Deborah Weston, New Bedford, [Mass.], to Mary Weston, October 20, 1836"
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creators
"Weston, Deborah, b. 1814 (Author); Weston, Mary, 1786-1860 (Addressee)"
