Letter from Quincy Edmund, Dedham, [Massachusetts], to Maria Weston Chapman, 1841 Feb[ruary] 25

Edmund Quincy writes to Maria Weston Chapman in regards to the Lochid sailling for Haiti on Saturday. He writes about his views on how African Americans can progress culturally when freed. He refers to the "Hour & the Man" and asks her to find out everything she can about Toussaint [Louverture]. He holds a high opinion of Toussaint and wants to know about the emancipation in Haiti. He says he had a white horse which was sent to Haiti and sold to the Emperor Christophe. He talks about John Anderson Collins in England and says his mission to raise funds has been a failure. He was refused countenance and aid by the London Committee "because the late course of the A.A.S.S. had alievated their confidences." The Sabbath convention has raised "the devil" in England and confirmed the statements of Birney and Stanton that G[arrison] and the old society are "infidels." He says that Collins was disappointed in Joel Prentiss Bishop. He speaks of Theodore Parker's eloquent anti-slavery sermon at Spring St. He comments on the action of the clergy in reference to Mr. Pierpont and tells of Pierpont's conduct at the funeral of Mrs. Stewart. Ripley is coming out to Dedham next month to commence the Millenium at Ellis' farm. Frank Shaw has bought land and is going to build and live at Spring St. He asks Maria to consider settling in Dedham. He describes Adin Ballou's Fraternal Society. He compares it with the Brook Farm experiment and thinks it has a better chance at succes.

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