Letter from Starkes Whiton to Samuel Downer accepting his invitation to the reunion

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Title

Letter from Starkes Whiton to Samuel Downer accepting his invitation to the reunion

Description

In this letter, written on Boston & Hingham Steamboat Co. letterhead, Starkes Whiton happily accepts his invitation to attend the Reunion of the Free Soil Party.

Subject

Downer, Samuel, 1807-1881
Reunions
Abolitionists
Abolition movement
Political parties
Amusement parks
Invitations
Gratitude
Happiness

Creator

Whiton, Starkes

Publisher

Hingham Public Library

Date Created

1877 August 8

Rights

No known copyright restrictions

Access Rights

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Format

JPEG

Extent

5.61 MB

Language

English

Type

Correspondence

Identifier

bpc-0172
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Spatial Coverage

Boston (Mass.)
Hingham (Mass.)

Temporal Coverage

1848
1877 August 9

Rights Holder

Hingham Public Library

Text

Boston & Hingham Steamboat Co.

OFFICE NO. 7 ROWE'S WHARF.

                                         Boston, August 8th, 1877.

Saml Downer Esq

Dear Sir,

It will give me much pleasure to accept your kind invitation to be present at the gathering of the "Freesoilers of 1848" at Melville Gardens on Thursday 9th inst.

                Respectfully Yours

                                Starkes Whiton

Physical Dimensions

8" x 10"

Citation

Whiton, Starkes, “Letter from Starkes Whiton to Samuel Downer accepting his invitation to the reunion,” Hingham Public Library Digital Exhibitions, accessed May 13, 2024, https://hinghampubliclibrary.omeka.net/items/show/176.