Harriet Purvis came often to Staten Island to visit the Gays. She became close friends with Elizabeth Neall Gay, who was married to Sydney Howard Gay and others in the abolitionist circle that passed through that house.
Read more about Harriet Purvis at: https://tinyurl.com/y3b5lc4x, and at https://tinyurl.com/y2ubde6c, and https://tinyurl.com/y4lfjxwt.
Read about Harriet's husband Robert at: https://tinyurl.com/y6h4w62l.
Read about Harriet being harassed on the Staten Island ferry at: https://tinyurl.com/y5h86cqe.