Letter from John Bishop Estlin, Bristol, to Samuel May, Feb. 1, 1846

Item Information

Title:
Letter from John Bishop Estlin, Bristol, to Samuel May, Feb. 1, 1846
Description:
Estlin begins by approving the reduction in the postal rates before discussing the Oregon boundary dispute, orders for books, and an accidental dose of laudanum given to him by his daughter during a recent illness. He discusses the visit of Frederick Douglass at some length and criticizes Henry Clarke Wright's articles from "The Liberator." He provides a further explanation of Harriet Martineau's case and refers to a story about mesmerism by Edgar Allan Poe. Estlin repeats his warning that knowledge of the internal dissension among American abolitionists should be kept from the English.
Addressee:
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Author:
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Date:
February 1, 1846
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Boston Public Library
Rare Books Department
Collection (local):
Anti-Slavery Collection
Subjects:
Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century
Abolitionists--United States--19th century--Correspondence
Antislavery movements--United States
Abolitionists--United States--History--19th century
May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Estlin, J. B. (John Bishop), 1785-1855
Extent:
3 leaves (10 p.) ; 7 1/2 x 9 in.
Permalink:
https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/dv143c377
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Bristol
Language:
English
Notes:
Holograph, signed.
Title supplied by cataloger.
Identifier:
4531725
Call #:
MS B.1.6 v.2, p.11
Barcode:
39999063811713