Letter from Anne Warren Weston, 31 Rivington St., New York, to Deborah Weston and Lucia Weston, May 11, 1842
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Holograph, signed.Anne W. Weston travelled under Ellis G. Loring's care, was met at the wharf by James S. Gimmons, and was welcomed to his house. "I am sorry to say Gibbons defends his conduct in the Disclaimer." [For more about the disclaimer of Garrison's position, see William Lloyd Garrison, perhaps Call No. Ms.A.9.2 v.3, p.53.] Anne saw Mrs. Lydia Maria Child "looking very bright," but is said to be "scared to death" by mob threats. She describes the proceedings at the Anniversary Meeting in the Tabernacle. Of the speakers: "[C.C.] Burleigh did well enough; I never greatly admired him. Wendell [Phillips] was as usual very beautiful & [George] Bradburn made his usual amount of jokes..." At the business meeting, "owing to Abby Kelley's iniquity," Anne was nominated one of the assistant secretaries. She expects the question of the dissolution of the Union to be brought up today. "Garrison in a very foolish manner has staid away," and has written a letter practically asking the Society to judge between him and the Executive Committee. The afternoon was spent discussing the attitude to be taken toward John Quincy Adams. Anne had tea at Charles Mariott's house and was surprised at their magnificence--for Quakers. Mrs. Marriott and her sister seemed "perfect specimens of Quaker self-righteousness." Continuing at Concert Hall at 10 o'clock, Stephen S. Foster is stirring all up, saying that politics are sinful. The dissolution of the Union has been debated. Ellis G. Loring is against it, Henry C. Wright in favor....
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- Adams, John Quincy 1767 1848
- American Anti Slavery Society
- Antislavery Movements
- Biggons, James Sloan 1810 1892
- Boston
- Bradburn, George 1806 1880
- Burleigh, Charles C. (Charles Calistus) 1810 1878
- Child, Lydia Maria 1802 1880
- Correspondence
- Foster, Stephen S. (Stephen Symonds) 1809 1881
- Garrison, William Lloyd 1805 1879
- Hawley, Silas 1815 1883
- History
- Loring, Ellis Gray 1803 1858
- Marriott, Charles
- Massachusetts
- Phillips, Wendell 1811 1884
- Slaver
- United States
- Weston, Anne Warren 1812 1890
- Weston, Deborah B. 1814
- Weston, Lucia 1822 1861
- Women
- Women Abolitionists
- Wright, Henry Clarke 1797 1870