Letter, 1836.

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Letter, 1836.

Collection consists of letter to Mrs. Slater, a slaveholder, written by Child and signed by Sargent, Chapman, and Child, concerning a slave girl and slaveholding in general. Boston, Sept. 5, 1836.

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Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880

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Lydia Maria Child was born Lydia Maria Francis in Medford, Massachusetts on February 11, 1802. She was born into an abolitionist family and was greatly influenced by her brother, Convers, who would later become a Unitarian Clergyman. After the death of her mother in 1814, Child moved to Maine to live with her sister and began teaching in Gardiner in 1819. While living in Maine, Child became increasingly interested in Native Americans and visited many nearby settlements. Child began actively writ...

Sargent, Henrietta.

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Sargent, Maria W. Chapman, and Lydia M. Child were abolitionists. For additional biographical information on Chapman and Child, see Notable American Women, 1607-1950 (1971). From the description of Letter, 1836. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 232008782 ...

Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885

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Maria Weston Chapman was a New England anti-slavery activist, writer, and editor. From the description of Maria Weston Chapman letters, 1839 and 1884. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 49016462 Abolitionist Maria Weston Chapman was born in Weymouth, Mass., to Warren and Anne (Bates) Weston. In 1830 she married Henry Grafton Chapman, who encouraged her interest in abolition. She helped organize the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society and was active...