Wigham, Eliza

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Holograph, signed.Title devised by cataloger.Letter in different ink and handwriting says "Copy of a letter from Mr. Estlin to Miss Wigham.John Bishop Estlin writes to Eliza Wigham regarding his daughter's illness, which has confined her to Bridgewater "for the last ten days and I was obliged to return home without her." He writes that Miss Michelle is coming to take care of him and visitors Brown and the Crafts), "who have come home again (as Ellen calls our house)." Miss Michelle has sent "clerical Teachings" and the Resolutions to all the "parishes you indicated and will probably be in the Post Office before their letter goes." He writes that he has sent as many "Bristol Resolutions (of the Public Meeting) as we had, marking the 2nd Resolution particularly." He writes that the resolutions put forth will not be accepted by all antislavery people but that he needs to keep "truths which are not always acceptable." He says, "my Resolutions about the American A.S. Society, and the reflection upon the British & Foreign Anti-Slavery Society...will be very offensive to....Scoble & co. but they are not the less truthful or pertinent." He discusses the reaction to his speech in praise of Garrison at a recent meeting. He writes of the troubles of the abolitionists in Edinburgh, in particular that "sufficient allowance was not made for the Crafts and Brown." He writes of his mistrust of black ministers like Dr. Pennington and says, "Be always suspicious of colored men, Ministers especially, who come...

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