A letter by abolitionist Maria Weston Chapman on stationery with a printed image of an enslaved mother separated from her children, 1839.

Maria Weston Chapman was an abolitionist and leader in the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society.

Transcript:

Dear Debora[[object Object]],

Tell me if this straw is what Mary Congdon wants? It costs nothing. If it will do, I can send home more. Right & Wrong will be out this week.

Citation Information
Chapman, Maria Weston, “[Letter to] Dear Debora[h] [manuscript],” Digital Public Library of America, https://dp.la/item/51d3720b27bf24315420794befee1bc9.
Note: These citations are programmatically generated and may be incomplete.
Courtesy of Boston Public Library via Internet Archive.

Tips for Students

For this source, consider:

  • the author's point of view
  • the author's purpose
  • historical context
  • audience