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<dd>Maria Weston Chapman discusses the attack on Harriet Martineau by her brother, James Martineau. Letters from Mrs. Fletcher and Charles Knight illustrate the "threatening nature of the mischief made by Mr James Martineau's article "Mesmeric Atheism." Robert and Ellen Martineau urged their sister Harriet not to defend herself against James. Chapman discusses Harriet Martineau's decision to leave her property to her family</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885; Martineau, Harriet, 1802-1876; Martineau, James, 1805-1900; Antislavery movements; Women abolitionists</div>
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Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885</div>
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