"Holograph, signed. In this letter, Joseph Ricketson describes an attempt to recapture a fugitive slave. He tells of an argument with a man on the general subject of returning a fugitive slave to his master. There is also a transcription of this letter in a different handwriting. Included, is a fragment written by Joseph Ricketson. He writes: \"Mary has just returned from the meeting and says, they have appointed a committee to call on our city officers after Twelve o'clock for a writ to arrest the slaveholder George W. Wim & the constable or sheriff Huys by six o'clock in the morning, for violating our laws.\" Includes an envelope written by Joseph Ricketson, with the delivery address: Miss Weston, Messrs. Green & Co., Paris, France."
title
"Letter from Joseph Ricketson, New Bedford, [Mass.], to Deborah Weston, 9th month 1st [day] 1850"
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creators
"Ricketson, Joseph, 1815-1876 (Author); Weston, Deborah, b. 1814 (Addressee)"