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Six pieces relating to Maria Porter, including: Cabinet card portrait of Maria Porter, circa 1880's with "aunt Maria Porter" on reverse * 1843 Dedication of the First Unitarian Church of Rochester * $50 receipt for Maria Porter's pew, signed by William Allcott * 1881 History of the First Unitarian Congregational Society * Poem dedicated to Maria Porter on her 88th birthday * and a 1903 Thanksgiving Program for the Church. Various sizes, condition varies. should be seen. Rochester, New York, 1843-1903
The First Unitarian Church of Rochester played a vital role in the lives of Rochester's abolitionists and the supporters of human rights in general. Maria Porter and her family were early members, Maria being among the first eight subscribers. It was in this church that the 1848 Women's' Right Convention took place.
