[Partial letter to unknown person]
Series: Maria Weston Chapman Correspondence (1835-1885)
Language: eng
Format: [manuscript]
Subjects: Correspondence; Women abolitionists; Anti-slavery fairs; Antislavery movements; History
Notes: Holograph, signed with initials.

The beginning of this letter is missing. The recipient of this letter is unknown.

Maria Weston Chapman writes about Jonathan Macken, who stole a jackknife in his youth. A pro-slavery Barnstable newspaper, using Macken as an example, asked Chapman to investigate the characters of people employed by the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. Chapman used the incident to illustrate the awful consequences of sin to her children. Chapman tells af a trip to a Norfolk county meeting. The rest of the letter is about dressmaking patterns and items for the anti-slavery fair, such as rag baby dolls and baskets, etc. Chapman comments: "We can contemplate a toy-table in the centre of the Hall, which will keep children's paws in order."