Robinson, Rachel Gilpin, 1799-1862
Biographical notes:
Rachel Gilpin Robinson was born in New York, N.Y., the daughter of artist George Gilpin and Lucy Gilpin. She married Rowland Thomas Robinson, whom she met at a Quaker boarding school. After their marriage in New York City, they moved to his family home, Rokeby, in Ferrisburgh, Vt., in 1820. She was active in the anti-slavery movement, opening her home to fugitive slaves and being a founder of the Vermont Anti-Slavery Society. She was also involved in the Quaker Hicksite controversy and in the temperance movement in Vermont.
From the description of Rachel Gilpin Robinson letters, 1820-1862. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 714617844
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- Slavery
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- Farm life
- Fugitive slaves
- Hicksites
- Men
- Quakers
- Spiritualism
- Temperance
- Underground railroad
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- Vermont--Ferrisburgh (as recorded)
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- Ferrisburgh (Vt.) (as recorded)
- Rhode Island (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
