December 1, 1854
A letter to Garrison, from W. H. Fish, no address given, (Worcester area assumed) tells of a social gathering of abolitionists in Blackstone, an Anti-Slavery Social Party. The party originated with “a very few anti-slavery ladies… who carried it through it through in a spirit and manner highly creditable to their interest and zeal in the cause.” Tappan, Higginson, Stephen Foster spoke, and seventy-five dollars above expenses was raised.
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