Mary Pomeroy Dutton letter to Justin and Charlotte Bass Perkins, 1854 June 1

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Creator	Dutton, M. P. (Mary Pomeroy)
Addressee	Perkins, Charlotte B., 1808-1897
Addressee	Perkins, Justin, 1805-1869
Title	Mary Pomeroy Dutton letter to Justin and Charlotte Bass Perkins, 1854 June 1
Dates	1854-06-01
Abstract	M.P. Dutton (Mary Pomeroy Dutton) letter to Justin and Charlotte Bass Perkins in which Dutton writes about the memoir of Judith Grant Perkins, images of their daughter, and their grief at her loss. She also writes regarding anniversary season, the case of a fugitive slave (likely Anthony Burns), slavery in the United States, the Perkinses' missionary work, members of their mission circle, and news of her pastor and his family, local individuals, and her own family. In the letter, Dutton mentions Mr. Waidwell, Mr. Whipple, the (Kansas-) Nebraska Bill, the colonization society, the anti slavery party, Mrs. Stocking, Miss Fiske (Fisk), Mr. A. (Adams), Williston, John Perkins, Mr. Fiske, her children Julia and Edward, Julia Maria Sleeper, Mr. Kingsman, Sarah Anderson, Dr. Anderson, Mrs. Stoddard, and Mrs. (Louisa) Perkins.
Physical Description	1 item (4 pages) ; 25 x 20 cm
Languages	English
Place of Production	Boston (Mass.)
Genre	Correspondence
Subject	Dutton, Mary Pomeroy – Correspondence
Subject	Perkins, Charlotte B., 1808-1897 – Correspondence
Subject	Perkins, Justin, 1805-1869 – Correspondence
Subject	Cochran, Joseph Gallup, 1817-1871. The Persian flower: a memoir of Judith Grant Perkins, of Oroomiah, Persia
Subject	Grief – Religious aspects
Subject	Burns, Anthony, 1834-1862 – Trials, litigation, etc.
Subject	Slavery – Religious aspects
Subject	Slavery – Public opinion
Subject	Fugitive slaves – United States
Part of	Justin Perkins (AC 1829) Papers
Finding Aid	View the finding aid for this item's collection
Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 1 Folder 6
Rights	No Copyright - United States