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First, Phillips states that \"[Granville] Sharpe [sic] was never a member of Parliament\" but worked in the War Office and resigned \"rather than sanction the war vs. this country ...\" He points May to the preface of his pamphlet \"ought Abol[itionists] to vote\" for more information. Phillips then states Sharp's \"great effort ... resulting in the Somerset case was 1768 or 1770. The first continued efforts in Parliament by [William] Wilberforce and [Thomas] Clarkson was in 1786 or 7, so it was nearly 20 years previous you see.\" Thirdly, he states that \"there was no law authorizing or recognizing slavery in England or Scotland - though there were in the colonies.\" Finally, Phillips says that he cannot quote from a speech by Thompson to the length that May requests. He also tells May that \"the only manual I know of facts \u0026c is \"Sunderland's Manual\" but dated 8 years back.\" However, he tells May that he doesn't know anyone who has it, \"for sale but Tappan of New York or La Roy Sunderland himself at Charlestown.\""},{"label":"Language","value":"English"},{"label":"Subjects","value":["Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence","Antislavery movements--Great Britain--History--19th century","Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century","Social reformers--United States--History--19th century","Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century","Antislavery movements--Great Britain","Antislavery movements--United States","Social reformers--United States","May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899","Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884","Sharp, Granville, 1735-1813","Sunderland, La Roy, 1802-1885"]},{"label":"Location","value":"Boston Public Library"},{"label":"Collection (local)","value":"Anti-Slavery Collection"},{"label":"Identifier","value":["https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/2z110d80n","5906638","MS A.1.2 v.17, p.55","39999085840906"]},{"label":"Terms of Use","value":["No known copyright restrictions.","No known restrictions on use."]}],"description":"Wendell Phillips writes to Samuel May answering May's letter in numbered points. 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He also tells May that \"the only manual I know of facts \u0026c is \"Sunderland's Manual\" but dated 8 years back.\" However, he tells May that he doesn't know anyone who has it, \"for sale but Tappan of New York or La Roy Sunderland himself at Charlestown.\"","attribution":"No known copyright restrictions. 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